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Date: Mon Oct 06 2008 - 01:20:46 CDT

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http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2008/10/806944/

VietNamNet Bridge
04/10/2008

Viet Nam faces a huge shortage of network security experts even as a
string of hacking incidents has shown that computer security in the
country is seriously flawed.

Vo Do Thang, training manager at a center for network administration and
network security, said while there are thousands of banks and
brokerages, the number of experienced network security experts remains
small. Even many bank branches lack network security personnel, he said.

Nguyen Thanh Tu, manager of a network security company, said the
shortage was in terms both of quality and numbers.

The quality of training was less than optimum, he said.

Ho Chi Minh City has only a handful of network security training centers
like Athena Center, University of Natural Sciences, University of
Technology, and Sai Gon Technology Training Center.

This year there has been a clutch of hacking incidents. Hackers
reportedly paralyzed thousands of websites in July, including PA Viet
Nam, one of the country’s largest domain name suppliers.

Techcombank’s website was hacked at the same time, unveiling serious
breaches in its network security.

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