CICC assures public of AES security

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has assured the public that the automated election system (AES) is secured by a three-layer security system.

CICC Executive Director Alexander Ramos stated that AES machines are locked and unalterable once programmed.

Election results transmission is protected by a seven-layer encryption process before reaching consolidation servers.

These servers are programmed to accept only encrypted files, with the decryption key held by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Ramos warned the public about individuals claiming they can alter election results for a large sum of money, calling such claims misleading and lacking understanding of cybersecurity.

He further explained that the AES uses SHA 256 encryption, where any attempt to alter files would change hash codes, automatically alerting the system.