Cybersecurity key to Philippine's BPO competitiveness

The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, one of the country’s major economic drivers, should step up data privacy and cyber security measures to sustain its global prominence, a ranking tech security official said.

National Privacy Commission (NPC) chairman Raymond Liboro said the BPO industry is among the high-risk sectors in terms of data breaches and cyber security threats.

Liboro said it is crucial for the industry to adopt and strengthen measures to ensure the Philippine BPO sector remains ahead and more attractive than its global counterparts.

“Privacy is fast becoming the biggest differentiator now in businesses worldwide. We’re not only protecting individuals, we’re also protecting industries whose main business is basically processing data. We have a lot at stake here,” he said.

Source: PhilStar Global