Thailand to reinforce cyber security

[webfact]

Thailand to reinforce cyber security

 

 

BANGKOK, 10 May 2018 (NNT) - Thai Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha says draft laws on cyber security and data protection need to be passed soon to enable Thailand to trade with the rest of the world more effectively. 

During a national cyber security committee meeting, the premier urged the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society and the Electronic Transactions Development Agency to complete the draft laws on cyber security and data protection in a timely manner. 

He said this is to increase Thailand’s competitive edge in trade and to align online security and personal data protection with global standards. 

Gen Prayut also stressed the need to develop a contingency plan to deal with possible cyber threats and to protect online data concerning national security, transportation, public health, banking, the stock market and energy. 

According to Digital Economy and Society Minister, Pichet Durongkaveroj, a temporary cyber protection unit will be set up to tackle cybercrime. 

To reinforce cyber security in the short term, the ASEAN-Japan Cyber Security Capacity Building Center will be set up in Thailand to provide online security training to 1,000 selected individuals, which will cost Thailand about 350 million baht.

 

-- nnt 2018-05-10

[shady86]

Online security training by watching YouTubes and Facebook. 350mil well spent!

[mok199]

next headline..''probe launched into missing Cyber Training Funds''

[jabis]

 - simply can't say more

[smedly]

14 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand to reinforce cyber security

Interpreted, Thailand to introduce/increase measures/control on its own citizens 

 

don't count on any privacy

[Somtamnication]

Okie! Time to renew you-know-what. 

[cms22]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

to enable Thailand to trade with the rest of the world more effectively.

makes sense

[Anak Nakal]

Safe personal data?

Law against junta enemy.

[watcharacters]

4 hours ago, smedly said:

Interpreted, Thailand to introduce/increase measures/control on its own citizens 

 

don't count on any privacy

 

Is there anyone left who thinks privacy exists  anywhere?

 

[Srikcir]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Gen Prayut also stressed the need to develop a contingency plan to deal with possible cyber threats

Such as "Likes" on Face Book and mocking the PM.

[webfact]

Govt To Build ‘Cyber Warrior’ Army To Monitor Netizens

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

'Ong Bak' meets The Matrix. Original image: Sahamongkol Film International

 

BANGKOK — The government Thursday said it will assemble an army of “cyber warriors” to step up internet surveillance.

 

Insisting that the country is in urgent need of an authority specifically for monitoring what the public does online, the justice minister said the government will install 5,000 such cybersecurity officers within five years.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/05/11/govt-to-build-cyber-warrior-army-to-monitor-netizens/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-05-11

[Srikcir]

1 minute ago, webfact said:

the government will install 5,000 such cybersecurity officers within five years.

That's a lot of North Koreans.

But they should come cheap.

[observer90210]

A very good idea, Sir...

 

Please also establish and enforce a honest, reliable, uncorrupt customs and postal service. This will give trust and develop e-commerce.

 

Currently, one has little trust to purchse via the internet, due to customs hassles, goods being held up, unreliable postal service, goods getting misplaced by the post office, mistakes in address deliveries, theft,  etc...

 

All the highly secured cyber tech safety is worthless as a human hand will come in at one time. If  not handled efficiently, honestly and rapidly, the goal will not be attained. For e-commerce anyhow.

 

 

[PremiumLane]

58 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

A very good idea, Sir...

 

Please also establish and enforce a honest, reliable, uncorrupt customs and postal service. This will give trust and develop e-commerce.

 

Currently, one has little trust to purchse via the internet, due to customs hassles, goods being held up, unreliable postal service, goods getting misplaced by the post office, mistakes in address deliveries, theft,  etc...

 

All the highly secured cyber tech safety is worthless as a human hand will come in at one time. If  not handled efficiently, honestly and rapidly, the goal will not be attained. For e-commerce anyhow.

 

 

you should try North Korea, I have heard it is lovely this time of year

[canuckamuck]

Well Thai Visa is going to get really quiet then. 

[Redline]

High level learning I'm sure

[chama]

14 hours ago, smedly said:

Interpreted, Thailand to introduce/increase measures/control on its own citizens 

 

don't count on any privacy

Seems to be the trend. Kind of frightening.

[BuaBS]

14 hours ago, chama said:

  On vrijdag 11 mei 2018 at 4:28 AM, smedly said:

Interpreted, Thailand to introduce/increase measures/control on its own citizens 

 

don't count on any privacy

What ? We still had privacy ?

[Lupatria]

They will probably recruit them from China instead NK as they already have family ties here. Their first attack will be a nationwide crackdown on people reading the indexed 1984 on e-books.

[Maestro]

Removed a troll post.

[holy cow cm]

What is meant is more devices in place to cyber spy on all Thai and foreigners. Next is to increase jails or we can say concentration camps. Farce!