At the Smart IoT and Cyber Sercurity Summit(Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ensuring information and national security is a top priority when applying internet of things (IoT) in production and life, a conference heard in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13.
Nguyen Khac Lich, deputy director general of the Ministryof Information and Communications (MIC)’s Authority of Information Security,said: “IoT is developing and that causes the number of cyberthreats andcriminals to increase sharply.”
According to the Ministry of Public Security’s department of cyber andhigh-tech crime prevention, the number of prosecutions related to cybersecuritytopped 500 in the 18 months ending in June this year.
Lich said the large number of no-name IoT devices usedin the country such as cameras posed a cybersecurity threat.
The Government should develop a national strategy for IoT and ensurecybersecurity, and have specific policies and regulations governing standardsfor IoT products to prevent unsecured products from entering the country.
He also emphasised the need for developing a skilled IT workforce to enablelocal manufacturers to make quality IoT products and for raising people’sawareness of security while using smart devices.
Le Minh Manh, deputy director ofthe department of cyber high-tech crime prevention, said administrative and legal authorities should cooperate with IoT serviceproviders and users to manage and keep users’ information safe, while users have the responsibility to provide information to authorities to preventcybercriminals.
He also called for improving cooperation with authorities and IoT providersin other countries to share information on cybercriminals.
Delegates at the summit also expressed their concerns about security duringdata transformation and data sharing between provinces and cities.
The annual Smart IoT and Cyber Sercurity Summit with the theme “Toward aSecure and Connected World” this year, was hosted by the MIC in collaborationwith the International Events & Consulting Group and Vietnam Internet Association.
It was attended by around 1,000 delegates from the MIC, HCM City, local andinternational cybersecurity expert agencies, and business executives.
It also featured an exhibition on IoT and Cyber Security with 20 stalls setup by leading companies from Vietnam and other countriessuch as VNPT, Viettel Cyber Security, Mobifone, Canon, Cisco, and Parasoft.
They brought their latest IoT solutions and services such as cybersecuritysolutions, big data and analytics, cloud computing, 4G/5G cellular network,smart city, and smart building./.
