The Bkav Internet Security Corporation officially launched a forum for
white-hat hackers, namely www.whitehat.vn , at a seminar in Hanoi
on October 29.
The forum was expected to create a useful
environment for computer hackers who use their skills to improve cyber
security to exchange professional knowledge, code of ethics as well as
related legal issues.
According to Nguyen Minh Duc, deputy
director of Bkav’s internet security division, the complicated
development of global cyber security has forced many countries such as
the US, the UK, Germany and China to promptly set up special units on
the cyber war.
More than 2,400 websites of agencies and
businesses in Vietnam have been hacked so far this year, he said,
pointing to the weak and thin contingent of security experts to handle
the situation.
The forum expects to lead young people on the
right direction to become “white-hat hackers”, thus strengthening cyber
security for the country, Duc noted.
The forum provided
in-depth knowledge on cyber security such as reverse engineering,
malware, website safety, SQL injection and buffer overflow.
Apart from online training courses, the forum will help individuals and
web administrators of businesses upgrade information and resolve issues
related to information security and safety.
The October 29
White Hat seminar, the first of its kind in Vietnam, drew over 400
experts and young people across the country.-VNA