The Bkav Internet Security Corporation officially launched a forum forwhite-hat hackers, namely www.whitehat.vn , at a seminar in Hanoion October 29.

The forum was expected to create a usefulenvironment for computer hackers who use their skills to improve cybersecurity to exchange professional knowledge, code of ethics as well asrelated legal issues.
 
According to Nguyen Minh Duc, deputydirector of Bkav’s internet security division, the complicateddevelopment of global cyber security has forced many countries such asthe US, the UK, Germany and China to promptly set up special units onthe cyber war.

More than 2,400 websites of agencies andbusinesses in Vietnam have been hacked so far this year, he said,pointing to the weak and thin contingent of security experts to handlethe situation.

The forum expects to lead young people on theright direction to become “white-hat hackers”, thus strengthening cybersecurity for the country, Duc noted.

The forum providedin-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 andweb administrators of businesses upgrade information and resolve issuesrelated to information security and safety.

The October 29White Hat seminar, the first of its kind in Vietnam, drew over 400experts and young people across the country.-VNA