THE Embassy of Israel in Manila and the Israel Economic and Commercial Mission to the Philippines, in cooperation with the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP), hosted a virtual event on Feb.16, 2022 focusing on cybersecurity entitled 'Optimizing Cyber Protection of the Financial Sector: Best Practices from Israel.'

Tomer Heyvi, economic counselor and head of the mission, said the purpose of the event was to share the Israeli expertise and technologies in the cybersecurity field in light of the growing challenges and threats that financial institutions around the world, including the Philippines, are facing these days.