Hanoi (VNA) - The2020 ASEAN - Japan drill on trans-national cyber security took place online andoffline on June 25 with the participation of the ten ASEAN member countries and Japan.
Co-hosted by the Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams/Coordination Center (VNCERT/CC) and the Ministry ofInformation and Communications, the annual drill aimed to ensure seamlessinteraction in the sharing of information among regional countries on cybersecurity incidents.
More than 200information technology (IT) experts from Vietnam's ministries, agencies localities gathered in Hanoi,Da Nang, and HCM City to join the event.
DeputyMinister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung said more peopleare switching to working online due to COVID-19, which makes it more important toensure cyber security.
Over the past year thenumber of cyber attacks in Vietnam has tended downwards. In the first fivemonths of this year the figure was 1,495, down 43.9 percent year-on-year.
However, the risk ofexternal cyber attacks in Vietnam and the world will increase, he said.
IT experts shared theiropinions on inspecting information security and building basic standards forthe task.
A representative from the ministry’sAuthority of Information Security said the drill looked to improve professionalcapacity and develop a network of national cyber security incident responses.Apart from drills, the network also plans to offer training courses, conductscientific research, and cooperate internationally in the prevention andcontrol of cyber attacks./.
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