NCC spearheads task force on IT security.

(From Computerworld (Philippines))

Byline: Lawrence D. Casiraya

THE National Computer Center (NCC) will head a task force that will monitor the readiness of infrastructure owned by the government and the private sector in fighting cybercrime.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo created last September the Task Force for the Security of Critical Infrastructures (TFSCI), which aims to implement a comprehensive and integrated security measure for the protection of the country's critical infrastructures against terrorist attacks.

The task force, which will be under the Cabinet oversight committee for internal security, is tasked to assess …