Event: Thailand’s National Cyber Exercise 2025 (NCX 2025)
Organised by: National Cyber Security Agency of Thailand (NCSA / สำนักงานคณะกรรมการการรักษาความมั่นคงปลอดภัยไซเบอร์แห่งชาติ — สกมช.)
Venue: Antara Life Government Complex Hotel & Convention Centre, Bangkok
Role of Dr. Jomphong: Board Director, National Cyber Security Agency of Thailand
Also Visited: ThaiCERT & ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre (AJCCBC)
Category: News / National Cybersecurity & Digital Governance
Overview
As a Board Director of the National Cyber Security Agency of Thailand (NCSA), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jomphong Mongkhonvanit — Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School of Business, Siam University — joined the official inspection of Thailand’s National Cyber Exercise 2025 (NCX 2025), the country’s flagship annual national cybersecurity simulation and readiness exercise, organised by NCSA.
Reflecting on his participation, Dr. Jomphong noted:
“This is another important step in strengthening the country’s defense readiness against increasingly complex and impactful cyber threats — threats that grow in severity every year.”
About Thailand’s National Cyber Exercise 2025
Thailand’s National Cyber Exercise (NCX 2025) is an annual programme designed to evaluate and enhance Thailand’s national cyber incident response capability across three levels: strategic, operational, and technical.
The exercise is structured in multiple phases:
- Basic Phase — foundational training in cybersecurity response procedures
- Advanced Phase — intensive, expert-led sessions covering platform management, cyber incident investigation, and Threat Intelligence database development using international tools such as MISP and Elastic systems
- Live Cyber Attack Simulation — a full-scale simulated cyber attack exercise to test real-world incident response under pressure
NCX 2025 involves approximately 120 participants from 90 organisations across government agencies, critical information infrastructure entities, and regulatory bodies — representing the full breadth of Thailand’s cybersecurity stakeholder ecosystem.
The exercise is conducted under Thailand’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, with NCSA committed to building a secure, safe, and sustainable digital society through annual capacity building and readiness testing at scale.
Dr. Jomphong’s Role at NCSA
Dr. Jomphong’s participation in the NCX 2025 inspection reflects his active engagement as a Board Director of NCSA — a role to which he was appointed by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in February 2025, in recognition of his expertise in Social Sciences as applied to the digital and cybersecurity domain.
His involvement in inspecting the National Cyber Exercise underscores the Board’s oversight responsibilities — ensuring that the exercise meets strategic objectives, and that the national cybersecurity preparedness programme is being implemented effectively and with appropriate rigour.
Visits to ThaiCERT and AJCCBC
In addition to the National Cyber Exercise, Dr. Jomphong also conducted site visits to two of Thailand’s key cybersecurity infrastructure assets in his capacity as NCSA Board Director:
ThaiCERT (Thailand Computer Emergency Response Team)
ThaiCERT serves as Thailand’s primary hub for monitoring, detecting, and responding to cyber incidents affecting the national digital infrastructure. The team operates around the clock, coordinating responses to cyber threats and providing guidance to organisations across both public and private sectors.
AJCCBC — ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre
The ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre (AJCCBC) is a flagship bilateral initiative — a partnership between ASEAN member states and Japan — designed to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities across the region through training, knowledge exchange, and technical cooperation. Based in Bangkok, the Centre exemplifies the multilateral approach Thailand has taken to building its cybersecurity ecosystem, engaging international partners at the highest level to close capability gaps and share best practice.
These visits reflect Dr. Jomphong’s hands-on approach to his Board Director role — engaging directly with the operational realities of national cybersecurity institutions, not merely overseeing them at a distance.
The Growing Importance of Cybersecurity Governance
Thailand’s cybersecurity landscape is evolving rapidly. As the country accelerates its digital transformation — expanding e-government services, digital financial infrastructure, smart cities, and industrial IoT — the attack surface for cyber threats expands correspondingly. NCSA’s role in maintaining national cyber resilience has never been more critical.
Dr. Jomphong’s twin roles — as an Expert Board Member in Social Sciences and as an active NCSA Board Director inspecting exercises and visiting key facilities — reflect a recognition that effective cybersecurity governance requires more than technical expertise. It demands:
- Strategic oversight to ensure national programmes align with policy objectives
- Social and behavioural insight to understand how cyber threats affect communities and how human factors shape security outcomes
- Institutional accountability to ensure that agencies like NCSA, ThaiCERT, and the AJCCBC are operating effectively and transparently
- Academic rigour to ground policy in evidence and best practice from across disciplines
Key Takeaways
- Dr. Jomphong Mongkhonvanit’s participation in NCX 2025 as NCSA Board Director demonstrates his active, hands-on engagement with Thailand’s national cybersecurity agenda — going well beyond a nominal advisory role
- Thailand’s National Cyber Exercise 2025 — involving 120 participants from 90 organisations — is one of the most comprehensive national cybersecurity readiness programmes in Southeast Asia
- Site visits to ThaiCERT and AJCCBC reflect the Board’s commitment to operational oversight and to Thailand’s multilateral cybersecurity partnerships with ASEAN and Japan
- The integration of social science expertise into NCSA’s governance — embodied by Dr. Jomphong’s appointment — reflects a sophisticated understanding that cybersecurity is as much a human and institutional challenge as a technical one
- For Siam University, Dr. Jomphong’s active national cybersecurity leadership role reinforces the institution’s growing footprint in digital governance, policy, and the preparation of future-ready graduates for an increasingly complex cyber environment
Dr. Jomphong Mongkhonvanit serves as Board Director of the National Cyber Security Agency of Thailand (NCSA). Thailand’s National Cyber Exercise 2025 is organised annually by NCSA under Thailand’s National Cybersecurity Strategy. For more information, visit [ncsa.or.th](https://www.ncsa.or.th).