Identity theft is not a new crime in financial and banking, but insiders said there is a new twist on an old problem that banks and clients should worry about, exposing the need for heightened cybersecurity.
The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has launched the “Review and remove malware nationwide in 2020” campaign to enhance the country''s network security.
Viet Nam’s digital economy has progressed rapidly in recent years, but challenges in network security require the country to build a comprehensive national strategy to address network vulnerabilities.
The Authority of Information Security, under Viet Nam’s Ministry of Information and Communications, has forecast five major trends in network safety and security to watch in 2019.
With mega cities like HCM City facing rapid urbanisation, economic constraints and sustainability issues, promoting the use of information technology and ensuring network security are key tasks, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.
Viet Nam’s leading internet security firm, Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Centre (BKAV), announced that Vietnamese users lost some VND12.3 trillion (US$540 million) in 2017 due to viruses.
Viet Nam’s security index is very low, ranking 101st out of 193 member countries on the International Telecommunication Union report on the Global Network Security Index on ability to ensure network security.
The Bkav Internet Security Corporation will hold a White Hat conference
for computer hackers, who use their skills to improve security, on
October 29 at the Grand Plaza Hotel in Ha Noi City.