Digital surfaces
Threat themes
- Service Disruption
- API Abuse
- Unauthorized Access
Recommended services
Recommended security products
Verified Philippines data
57.1% of victims
Most prevalent incident type: SMS fraud
- Official source:
- PSA 2024 NICTHS — cybersecurity and data privacy
- Period:
- 2024 NICTHS, released June 2026
- Scope note:
- Survey-based incident-type share among victims; not a total scam loss value.
62.5% / about 24.28m ICT users
ICT users experiencing cybersecurity incidents
- Official source:
- PSA 2024 NICTHS — cybersecurity and data privacy
- Period:
- 2024 NICTHS, released June 2026
- Scope note:
- Survey-based ICT user exposure figure; not a direct business incident count.
171 reports
Threat monitoring reports
- Official source:
- DICT Oplan Paskong Sigurado operational update
- Period:
- January 2026 operational update
- Scope note:
- Operational campaign figure; not an annual national cybercrime count.
8.72m online bank accounts / 26.80m mobile money accounts
Online bank and mobile money accounts
- Official source:
- PSA 2024 NICTHS — e-commerce and digital accounts
- Period:
- 2024 NICTHS preliminary results
- Scope note:
- Survey-based digital account adoption; not a fraud loss figure.
Likely loss areas
- SMS fraud and smishing exposure
- Customer account and SIM-linked abuse
- Support workflow manipulation
- Availability and service disruption
- Regulatory and public trust pressure
With structured support / Without structured support
Visibility
With structured support
Payment flows, customer portals, admin access, vendor tools and public forms are mapped before issues become urgent.
Without structured support
Risks often surface only after a complaint, fraud claim, breach notification or partner review.
Prioritisation
With structured support
Findings are turned into a practical risk order, with actions tied to business impact.
Without structured support
Teams may collect technical issues but struggle to decide what matters first.
Evidence
With structured support
The organisation keeps a security file with executive summary, evidence notes and remediation status.
Without structured support
When customers, partners or regulators ask questions, evidence is scattered or missing.
Fraud readiness
With structured support
Fraud, disputed transaction and account-abuse workflows can be reviewed against the actual customer journey.
Without structured support
Response may depend on manual reconstruction during a stressful incident.
Cost control
With structured support
Preventive work is scoped, sequenced and easier to budget.
Without structured support
Costs usually arrive during disruption, remediation, complaint handling or customer recovery.
BilgeQor Method
We turn Philippines market evidence into practical security decisions for digital teams, SMEs and regulated workflows.
01
Market evidence review
We look at official Philippines indicators for cyber incidents, complaints, payments, privacy and digital adoption.
02
Exposure mapping
We map the surfaces that matter: login, payment flows, customer portals, admin roles, APIs, vendors and public forms.
03
Impact framing
Risks are framed in business terms: fraud handling, trust, operations, privacy, partner review and recovery cost.
04
Security file
The output is a clear security file with executive summary, evidence notes, prioritized issues and remediation actions.
05
Follow-through
Teams can continue with advisory, hardening, app security review or incident-focused support when needed.