Talent key to cyber-security, say experts

Cultivation of cybersecurity talent will depend on collaboration among industry, academia and the government, as China pushes for new ideas and novel solutions to address potential online threats, according to industry experts.

Threats to cybersecurity continue to grow, and the global society needs bold ideas and innovations to address these challenges, said Lyu Yiping, director of the Keen Security Lab of Tencent, an in-house cybersecurity research arm.

"It is an era in which the world we live in depends on network connections in everything we do... this is a team sport that requires building a community of people to manage risks," he said.