NOW Group introduces solutions vs telco infra breaches

Telecommunications firm NOW Group has introduced new model solutions aimed at addressing and mitigating widespread and unchecked security breaches affecting physical and digital infrastructures.

In a disclosure to the local bourse, NOW Corp. said it is partnering with affiliate NOW Telecom to implement a secure and seamless integration of a digital bank's value chain that capitalizes on office and remote workforces.

NOW Group said the solution is a combined human-machine cybersecurity prevention program for large enterprises.

The group said its "Respond and Replace" program is its “answer to the urgent call of enterprises and governments belonging to the free world whose offices and factories are located in the Indo-Pacific region, requiring complete end-to-end solutions to confront threats to physical and digital critical infrastructures.”

To further complement its cybersecurity efforts, NOW Group also launched "TODAY,” or "Technologies on Demand Assist You,” tasked with managing the Respond and Replace program. 

The group also developed a “Cyber Threat Assessment'' designed to identify and address vulnerabilities in both private and public sector organizations. 

The Philippines was recently hit by a wave of cyberattacks, such as data breaches and hacking on the systems of PhilHealth, the Philippine Statistics Authority, the House of Representatives, the Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

The Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) has warned that cyberattacks can jeopardize the business process outsourcing industry’s operations and lead to billions of losses.

NOW said it has alliances with tech giants like CISCO, Nokia, Fortinet, Mangata, OneWeb, Celona, and other technology partners. 

The alliances, along with collaborations with the Philippine military, the Cybercrime Investigation Coordinating Center, the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority, the Union Bank of the Philippines, and other organizations, have resulted in a comprehensive set of solutions to counteract and protect against cyber threats, according to the group.

“NOW's Respond and Replace program will be an ecosystem of trusted global technology partners,” it said.

“This ecosystem may include cloud-based enterprise endpoint devices, sensors, handheld devices, and video security systems,'' it added. —VBL, GMA Integrated News