The National Cyber Security Agency of Thailand has asked Thai universities to train 10,000 "cyberwarriors" to work for government agencies. (Photo: The Nation)
Bangkok (VNA) – The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) ofThailand has asked Thai universities to train 10,000 "cyberwarriors" to work forgovernment agencies.
According to Amorn Chomchoey, the NCSA chief, the agency will cooperate with 20universities to launch cybersecurity courses.
The NCSA is poised to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with private andpublic universities, the Labour Ministry and cybersecurity firms to offer thenew programme to graduate students.
The programme will be opento new and unemployed graduates who want to improve their chances of employmentin the online security field, he said, elaborating that Thailand still lackspersonnel with cybersecurity knowledge, especially in government agencies.
A recent survey found that only 0.5% of 460,000 civil servants nationwide areofficials in charge of IT for their agencies, he said.
He added that not all ofthe government IT officials are computing graduates, despite being responsiblefor official websites and cyber security.
Meanwhile, the IT personnel are also overloaded with work, meaning government websites and computersystem could be poorly protected against hacking./.
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The National Cyber Security Agency of Thailand has asked Thai universities to train 10,000 "cyberwarriors" to work for government agencies. (Photo: The Nation)
