Illustrative photo (Photo: vneconomy.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 1,812cyber attacks were detected in Vietnam so far this year, a drop of 38% compared to the same period last year, according to theMinistry of Information and Communications (MIC).
A newly released report by the ministry showsthat the information security industry in Vietnam got an estimated revenue of804 billion VND (about 32,500 USD) in the period, a year on year rise of 46.8%.
In the second quarter of this year, theministry will develop and issue a guidebook on information system security bylevels, instructions to ensure information security at ministerial andprovincial levels, and documents to supplement information security criteria in an official dispatch on technical instructions for implementing theproject on developing the application of population database, e-identification,and e-authentication for the national digital transformation in the 2022-2025period with a vision to 2030 (Project 06).
It also prepares a report to the PrimeMinister on the implementation of the National Cyber Security Strategy to the end of 2024, and another on the implementation of the project"Training and developing information security human resources for the 2021– 2025 period”.
In the coming time, the ministry expects to completeand submit to the Government a draft decree on electronic signatures and trustservices. It will develop a circular on recognising organisations that areeligible to provide foreign electronic signature authentication services andthe recognition of foreign electronic signatures and electronic signaturecertificates./.
