The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued a decree asking businesses to enhance customer information privacy after an alleged breach of mobile retail chain The Gioi Di Dong (Mobile World) revealed personal information of more than five million customers.
Japan and 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have recently set up a mechanism to share information about cyber attacks in order to improve efficiency in dealing with this problem.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lt. Gen. Bui Van Nam led a delegation to the 17th meeting of heads of special services, security and law enforcement agencies held in Moscow, Russia, from November 7-8.
The Government has urged the Ministry of Information and Communications to build a code of ethics on social networks for internet service providers and users to create a healthy networking atmosphere in the country.
Up to 71.38 percent of computers and mobile devices in Vietnam are getting infected with malicious viruses, but only 11 percent of the users are aware they have been victims of cyber-attacks, according to the Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications.
An ASEAN-Japan cyber centre has been opened in Thailand to train personnel from member states to help combat cyber threats in the region.
The world has entered an era of great technological development, which has changed people’s lifestyles, even in Vietnam, Nhip Cau Dau Tu (Investment Bridge) magazine’s technology conference has heard.
The theme proposed by Vietnam for the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF-ASEAN) this year, “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4),” is very relevant and timely, said Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Stephen P. Groff.
Vietnamese websites were hit by more than 6,500 cyber security attacks – all either deface malware or phishing attacks – in the first eight months of 2018.
The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) hosted the ASEAN CERTs Incident Drill – ACID 2018 in Hanoi on September 5, focusing on improving the capacity of participating countries in dealing with cyber crimes caused by coin mining viruses.
Cyber security is a hot issue globally and in Vietnam, concerns on the subject have been expressed by the Government and departments, especially in the field of banking – finance, said Le Manh Hung, director of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Information Technology Department.
A workshop took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 23 to discuss ways to ensure cyber security is maintained for governmental organisations.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has promised to create favourable conditions for overseas Vietnamese scientists to participate in scientific and technological projects at home so that they can make contributions to the country’s socio-economic development.
Cyber security risks could lead to trillions of dollars in economic losses to businesses, said Tran Van Dung, Chairman of the State Securities Commission.
The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) uncovered several advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks on governmental websites in the central city of Da Nang in late July.
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has confirmed that hackers have stolen information of more than 120,000 customers in a massive data breach into two major commercial banks.
More than 450 experts in information security and representatives of businesses sought measures to ensure cyber information safety at a symposium held by Trend Micro in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31 and August 1.
Representatives of Vietnamese and Israeli businesses shared their experiences in cyber security at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on July 30.
