PM demands tightening level-based information system security
Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed a directive on
February 23 demanding stricter adherence to information
security regulations and enhanced level-based
information system security measures.
The directive underscored the critical role of level-based
information system security, emphasising its alignment
with the existing Law on Cybersecurity.
The PM asked ministers, heads of
ministerial-level and Government agencies, Chairpersons of the centrally-run
municipal and provincial People's Committees, Chairs of the Boards of Directors
and Members’ Councils, General Directors of State-owned corporations, groups,
commercial State-owned banks, the Vietnam Development Bank, the Vietnam Bank
for Social Policies, the Cooperative Bank of Vietnam and other State-owned
credit and financial institutions nationwide to take
direct responsibility for information security in their respective
agencies or localities.
They must hold accountable to the PM and
the law should any breaches or security incidents occur within their
purview.
Under the directive, they were assigned to ensure that all
operational information systems, ranging from level 1 to level 5, receive
proper security clearance no later than this September.
The Ministry of Information and Communications was tasked with issuing
and disseminating a handbook on compliance with legal
regulations and strengthening information system security according to the level. At the same time, it must strengthen inspection and examine the compliance with information
security regulations.
Other specific tasks were also assigned to IT security
companies, telecom and Internet providers./.