The Ministry of Public Security in collaboration with the National Cybersecurity Association organised a workshop to develop personal data protection policies in Hà Nội on Wednesday.
With the number of internet users in the country rising to 68 million (two-thirds of the total population) in recent years, the Vietnamese are becoming more susceptible to falling victim to data breaches.
The Ministry of Public Security is drafting a governmental decree on personal data protection in order to protect the legal rights and interests of individual and organisations.
Only 32 per cent of consumers in Viet Nam believe their personal data will be treated in a trustworthy manner by organisations offering digital services.
After analysing more than 31 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world, Kaspersky Lab has found that every fourth (28 per cent) is unsecured and poses a risk to users'' personal data.