Security News > 2023 > August > Vietnam admits it has just ten percent of the infosec pros it needs
Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications has admitted the nation has a vast shortfall of infosec pros.
Hải Anh, deputy head of Vietnam's Information Security Authority, an agency of the ministry, said data trading activities were typically conducted within closed social media groups.
The Ministry's statement is silent on how Vietnam can find the 30,000-plus infosec pros it needs to improve local resilience.
Vietnam to require registration of social media, even on global platforms Vietnam threatens to cut off two million mobile subscribers Not so good morning Vietnam, as government announces, then buries news of Intel investment Foxconn expands Vietnam factories, perhaps to help Apple diversify beyond China.
Interestingly, Vietnam last Monday published a fresh statement outlining the structure and responsibilities of the Information Security Authority.
Your correspondent has recently visited Vietnam and, for tourists at least, WhatsApp and PayPal were ubiquitous, as were app-based rideshare services - all predominantly using scooters.