HA NOI (VNS) — Chief security officers, chief information officers, and information technology professionals are attending the Security World 2014 Conference & Exhibition in Ha Noi to discuss and share information security initiatives. Speaking at the opening ceremony on Tuesday, Nguyen Tat Loi, the director of IT Department from the General Department of Technology & Logistics under the Ministry of Public Security, stated that the annual event will offer updates to governmental agencies, businesses, and organisations on the latest technology trends and practical solutions. According to the Trend Micro report, during the second and third quarter of last year, Viet Nam ranked first in the list of countries affected by online banking frauds. Security risks loom large over mobile device users, as the number of malicious and high-risk apps targeting the Android platform reached the one-million mark in September 2013. Viet Nam ranked third in the list of top countries impacted by malicious Android app volumes. A recent report by IDC in January 2014 forecast that information technology spending in the Vietnamese market will see a growth rate of 15.5 per cent, and the total market revenue is expected to reach US$13.05 billion in 2014. Anthony Lim, a member of…