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International drill on cyber security held in Vietnam

Vietnam joined other 19 countries and territories in responding to cyber security incidences at an international drill themed “Emergence of a New DDoS Threat” held in Hanoi on March 22.
International drill on cyber security held in Vietnam ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam joined other 19 countries and territories in respondingto cyber security incidences at an international drill themed “Emergence of aNew DDoS Threat” held in Hanoi on March 22.

The exercise is an annual event organised by information technology agencies,especially computer emergency response teams (CERT) from many countries andterritories worldwide.

The event drew the participation of 28 members of the Asia Pacific ComputerEmergency Response Team (APCERT) and some guests from the Organisation ofIslamic Conference – Computer Emergency Response Team (OIC-CERT).

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Information andCommunications Nguyen Thanh Hung said that cyber security is a hot issue thathas caught concerns worldwide.

Such cyber-attack like Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), an attempt to makeonline services unavailable by overwhelming it with traffic from multiplesources, has been increasing, Hung said, highlighting that the attack causedirreversible damage to state agencies and enterprises as well as had criticalimpacts on socio-economy, defence, security and people’s benefits.

Thisyear’s exercise aims to enhance capacity for cyber security officers in analysing,inspecting, and coordinating to tackle DDoS attacks, making contributions toensuring cyber security in Vietnam, he stressed.

The drill is not only an opportunity for technicians to practice activitiesresponding to computer incidences but also an event to raise public awareness ofinformation safety in offices, enterprises and community.

Team Vietnam attended the event with 200 representatives and technicians fromover 100 units of the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Teams (VNCERT),groups, commercial banks, telecommunication enterprises, universities andacademies nationwide.

On the occasion, Vietnam also held a drill in the north, central and south.

VNCERT is a member of the APCERT. It has been developing with 124 units and 500technicians. The centre detected millions of IP addresses which were infectedand controlled by host computers outside Vietnam. It also found over 18,000infected websites that had spread malware on the Internet, including 88 state agencywebsites. - VNA
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