Nation faces 'talent gap' in cybersecurity

The training of cybersecurity talent is an urgent and important task for China's internet development, according to a senior official with the nation's web watchdog.

Cybersecurity talent is in short supply, "which presents us with a great challenge in preventing online attacks", said Zhao Zeliang, director of cybersecurity coordination for the Cyberspace Administration of China.

In his view, China can catch up with Western nations' cybersecurity protection by buying and learning their products and technologies. "But if our talent is insufficient, or we are unable to train talent, our internet development will face difficulties," Zhao said.