An exhibition on information security solutions and other technologies being held at an event to mark Vietnam Information Security Day in HCM City on November 21. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - More and more businesses and organisations insouthern Vietnam are focusing on cybersecurity, but there are still limitationssuch as inadequate procedures and visibility of risks, according to a reporttabled at Vietnam Information Security Day in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21.
Trinh Ngoc Minh, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Information SecurityAssociation's southern branch, said a higher percentage of surveyed businessesand organisations are seeking outside professional experts compared to lastyear -- up from 69 percent to 84 percent -- while around 42 percent utiliseboth their own workforce and outside help.
Organised crime is the biggest threat to cybersecurity (56 percent) followed byhacking and industrial espionage, and the report described this as surprisingsince last year’s report had said businesses were most worried about former andcurrent employees.
Network segmentation, firewall and online anti-virus programmes are the threemost used security measures.
Only around 33 percent use cloud systems compared to last year's 50 percent.
The report speculated that the reason for the drop could be a shortage oftrustworthy solutions and regulations regarding information storedinternally.
Businesses are also not focusing enough on visibility in the context ofinformation security. Not many pay attention to log systems and analysis, 24 percentof businesses said they are unsure if they could detect attacks and 34 percentsaid they lack the ability to do so.
Most of the respondents lack procedures to deal with incidents or their staffare ignorant of the procedures.
Cyber-security drills to evaluate readiness and skill training are rarely done,and many businesses are unaware of international and Vietnamese cybersecuritystandards.
Businesses need to invest adequately in cybersecurity and consider usingdomestic tools together with foreign solutions to be more self-sufficient interms of technology.
Vietnam Information Security Day was organised by the association and the cityDepartment of Information and Communications.
It also featured an exhibition on information technology and security products,technology demonstrations and conferences to discuss how to improvecybersecurity.
The national report will be released in Hanoi on November 29./.
VNA
