The Authority of Information Safety under the Ministry of Information and Communications has warned about the increase of cyberattacks in Việt Nam, especially ransomware in which cybercriminals seize and encrypt data, then ask for ransom payment.
Threats to information safety and cybersecurity are becoming more serious as the use of unsafe equipment such as internet protocol cameras, routers and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is increasing in Viet Nam.
Information safety and cyber security are becoming a constant factor and the fight between cyber criminals and network safety professionals is unrelenting as the world steps into the digital era and all information is placed in cyber space.
Threats to information safety and cyber security are becoming more and more serious as technology progresses and Internet becomes increasingly popular, experts said yesterday at the 2017 Viet Nam Information Safety Day conference.
An international seminar on information safety is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 17 and in Ha Noi on December 1 on the occasion of Viet Nam Information Safety Day.
Deputy minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung said
that the workshop on information safety between ASEAN and Japan will
enhance and strengthen the relationship between the two.
An information and communications ministry delegation, led by Deputy
Minister Nguyen Minh Hong, attended the Global Conference on Cyberspace,
held from April 14 to 17 in the Netherlands.
The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will be providing
information safety and e-government solutions needed to set up an
e-government system in the southern province of Kien Giang.
The IT infrastructure in Viet Nam has expanded in recent years, making information security a crucial issue. Moon Jae-woong from the Korea Information Security Industry Association
(KISIA) said at the Vietnam-Korea Information Security
Forum and Business Meeting 2014.