Up to 9,519 cyberattacks are recorded in July alone. (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the August 25 event, Pham Huy Hoang, ViceChairman of the Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) - South Branch,pointed to new threats associated with ChatGPT, while many users are not fullyaware of information safety.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’sCommittee Duong Anh Duc noted that measures are needed to ensure informationsafety during digital transformation – an irreversible trend.
Statistics by the National Cyber Security Centreunder the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)’s Authority ofInformation Security show that up to 9,519 cyberattacks were recorded in Julyalone.
The centre averted 926 fake websites, including thosein the banking sector and financial organisations, it said.
However, many agencies and organisations have yet topay due attention to information safety, and the work has remained ineffectivealthough up to 69% of organisations have specialised units, according to asurvey by the VNISA - South Branch.
Tran Minh Triet, Vice Chairman of the VNISA - SouthBranch, advised businesses to protect personal information of their employeesand customers, roll out solutions to ensure information safety, usingArtificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), and invest more inpersonnel in this regard./.
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