What job positions can be held by graduates with an associate degree in cybersecurity in Vietnam?

What is a associate degree in cybersecurity in Vietnam?

According to Subsection 1, Section A, Part 5 of the Regulation on the minimum amount of knowledge, competency requirements that learners must achieve after graduating from intermediate and associate degree levels for various occupations in the field of computers and information technology (hereinafter referred to as Regulation) issued together with Circular 44/2018/TT-BLDTBXH:

Cybersecurity associate degree is a field of study that involves:

- Ensuring information safety and security; conducting needs assessment, consulting, designing, and implementing network security systems, and information safety;

- Analyzing, detecting, and exploiting security vulnerabilities in network systems, setting up network security policies and procedures;

- Reporting on operational status and risks;

- Configuring, operating, and guiding end-users to ensure information security.

Main tasks of a network administration associate degree include:

- Establishing and managing network infrastructure security;

- Establishing and managing network service security;

- Securing database management systems;

- Analyzing and handling malware;

- Exploiting and remediate security vulnerabilities; consulting, analyzing cybersecurity issues;

- Managing and monitoring network system security.

Minimum knowledge volume of the network administration associate degree: 2,160 hours (equivalent to 85 credits).

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What job positions can be held by graduates with an associate degree in cybersecurity in Vietnam?

According to Subsection 5, Section A, Part 5 of the Regulation issued together with Circular 44/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, post-graduation job positions for cybersecurity associate degree graduates include:

- Network Security Administrator;

- Database Security Officer;

- Cybersecurity Analyst;

- Cybersecurity Consultant.

What are the knowledge requirements for cybersecurity associate degree graduates in Vietnam?

According to Subsection 2, Section A, Part 5 of the Regulation issued together with Circular 44/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, the knowledge requirements for cybersecurity associate degree students upon graduation are as follows:

- Explain the operating principles of network infrastructure, network devices, cabling systems, and network infrastructure security;

- Explain the operating principles of operating systems, network services, and network service security;

- Explain the operating principles of database management systems and database security;

- Explain how to analyze and handle malware in network systems;

- Explain methods for detecting and remedying security vulnerabilities in devices, services, and users;

- Explain information security policies;

- Explain methods for testing and evaluating network security; safety standards;

- Describe the legal aspects of information technology (IT); information safety; intellectual property;

- Identify the handover process, job log entries;

- Identify safety standards;

- Explain basic knowledge of politics, culture, society, law, national defense, and physical education as stipulated.

What are the skill requirements for cybersecurity associate degree graduates in Vietnam?

According to Subsection 3, Section A, Part 5 of the Regulation issued together with Circular 44/2018/TT-BLDTBXH, skill requirements for cybersecurity associate degree students upon graduation are as follows:

- Utilize basic information technology as stipulated;

- Set up firewall systems, endpoint security systems, intrusion detection, and prevention systems to protect network systems;

- Configure security for server systems, network services, and database systems;

- Analyze and handle static and dynamic malware: data encryption, data theft, various types of malware text;

- Detect and remedy security vulnerabilities: vulnerabilities of devices, applications, and users;

- Manage and monitor information security risks. Utilize tools to check, evaluate security;

- Manage information security policy systems;

- Provide cybersecurity consultancy for agencies, enterprises;

- Develop cybersecurity systems for agencies, enterprises;

- Keep logs and report on tasks and progress;

- Implement industrial hygiene measures and labor safety;

- Read and comprehend IT and cybersecurity specialized documents in English;

- Communicate effectively through writing, presenting, discussing, negotiating, and mastering situations;

- Utilize basic information technology as stipulated; exploit, handle, apply information technology in professional tasks;

- Utilize basic foreign languages, achieving level 2/6 in the Vietnamese Foreign Language Competency Framework; apply foreign languages in professional tasks.