Vice President of VNU Pham Bao Son attended and delivered the opening speech at the training course.
Attending the opening ceremony were leaders of the Office, the Personnel Organization Department, the Center for Human Resource Forecasting and Development, the Center for Digital University Administration and officers who are leaders of the unit's information technology department/division, IT specialists of the unit, and specialists using the VNU information technology system.
Deputy Head of the Organization and Personnel Department Truong Viet Ha shared that the fourth industrial revolution is a revolution in smart management and production, based on breakthrough achievements in the field of technology, contributing to the development of digital technology. The digital transformation is being strongly and comprehensively promoted, bringing many benefits to agencies, organizations, businesses and people, but also posing many challenges and potential risks in information security and safety. Improving the quality and ensuring information security and safety for information systems is identified as a priority and focus in the operation of information technology systems and the digital transformation process; at the same time, the work of training specialized human resources in information security to respond to the increasing risks and challenges of information security when implementing digital transformation at VNU is a more urgent need than ever.
Vice President of VNU Pham Bao Son delivered the opening speech of the training course.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the training course, VNU Vice President Pham Bao Son said that this is the first time VNU has organized a training course to improve knowledge about information security. The purpose of the training course is to improve the efficiency and quality of information security work in operating information technology systems and digital transformation in VNU, meeting development requirements in the new context. Information security incidents at large companies in Vietnam in recent times have had a significant impact on all aspects of production, business and social life. Vice President Pham Bao Son added that information security is an important issue that needs attention, but investment costs for this field are often limited. The Vice President emphasized that investment in education and science and technology is a long-term investment, so it is necessary to ensure compliance with regulations and respond to information incidents that may occur and affect training and scientific research activities.
Engineer Nguyen Minh Quang, officer of the Department of Information Security, Ministry of Information and Communications, shared with students the topic of Network Information Security, legal regulations; instructions on compliance with legal regulations and enhancing network information security at all levels.
The training course includes 2 classes divided according to the subjects, levels, and nature of work of civil servants and employees, specifically:
- Class 1 (Basic knowledge and skills training) took place on August 9, 2024 for about 100 comrades who are Heads and Deputy Heads of Departments/Divisions in charge of information technology; Information technology specialists of the unit; Information technology system specialists of VNU.
- Class 2 (In-depth knowledge and skills training) took place on August 10, 2024 for about 70 comrades who are Heads, Deputy Heads of Departments/Divisions in charge of information technology and IT specialists of units in VNU.
In this training course, students will study basic and advanced topics in the field of information security, including:
Grade 1Focus on the following contents: (1) Network information security, legal regulations; instructions on compliance with legal regulations and enhancing network information security at all levels; (2) Information security, network security at VNU and things that need to be done immediately.
Grade 2, the content of the topics goes into practice and solves the following problems: (3) Ensuring information security for network infrastructure and operating systems; (4) Ensuring information security for applications. In addition to the in-depth theoretical topics, in Class 2, the Organizing Committee of the class arranges the practical content "Drilling for exploiting website vulnerabilities and DDOS attacks" to raise awareness and responsibility, while developing the capacity and experience in coordinating and responding to network information security incidents. The drill program helps IT specialists at units have the opportunity to practice their skills, learn incident response procedures, thereby being able to quickly and promptly handle real cyber attacks.
