Cybersecurity centre on way 

It will play a key role in mitigating cybercrime in the region.
The objective of this project is to develop a cybersecurity workforce, particularly in Asean governmental agencies and in the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) in each of the Asean countries in order to enhance cybersecurity awareness, strengthen information security and data protection, as well as promoting information sharing.
Overall, the centre aims to develop at least 700 cybersecurity personnel in Asean in four years.
Pichet Durongkaveroj, the Minister of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) of Thailand, said yesterday that the centre is expected to launch the first cyber security training course in June 2018.
“We expect to launch the centre in June and conduct the first training for Asean nations that month,” said Pichet.
He added that initially the centre will be located in the office of Electronic Transactions Development Agency (Public Organisation) or ETDA on Rama 9 Road.
The MDES has assigned ETDA to take the lead in developing the AJCCBC centre. This project will receive financing from Japan-Asean Integration Fund for the first four years.
MDES and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of Japan yesterday jointly announced the preparation for the establishment of the AJCCBC centre.
Thailand has ThaiCERT, under ETDA, to collaborate with government sector, organisations, universities, and other relevant entities to handle computer security incidents in Thailand.
Surangkana Wayuparb, CEO of ETDA , stated that the centre will organise cybersecurity training every two months or at least six times a year.
The courses to be conducted include CYDER (Cyber Defence Exercise with Recurrence), focusing on handling cybersecurity incidents. CYDER is a proven course that has been adopted by the government of Japan for training cybersecurity personnel across the country for the past five years, with more than 5,000 participants from more than 1,500 organisations.
The other two courses are Forensics, dealing with digital evidence of cyber-attacks and Malware Analysis which covers various types of malware according to the trend of cyber threats. All courses are designed to allow participants to learn the theory and to have hands-on practices. The contents will be updated at least yearly to keep up with the evolving threats.
During the initial four years of this project, Japan will help Asean develop cybersecurity personnel and provide essential knowledge transfers for long-term management and sustainability of the centre.