Experts said Vietnam needs to be cautious when cooperating with Huawei in digital transformation because of problems related to information security.

The Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams/Coordination Centre (VNCERT/CC) will be put into official operation from November 1 under the management of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Localities should be cautious when offering online public services through social network Zalo, to ensure information security, stated Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

The Cyber Security Law strictly prohibits firms doing business on technology platforms to sell clients’ personal information.

Vietnam has a number of computer emergency response teams (CERTs), but they are not connected and are unprofessional.

A group of domestic users believe that Coc Coc, a Vietnamese browser, has been quietly storing http cookies recording users’ history of logging in on Facebook and sending the information to another website. 

VietNamNet Bridge - With the Information Security Index at 59.9 percent, up by 13.5 percent in comparison with last year, the index has exceeded the average level for the first time.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after receiving a malware sample provided by Noi Bai International Airport, the victim of the cyberattack on July 29, CMC Infosec found it had the execution name ‘diskperf.exe’. 

The book entitled "Cyberspace: The Future and Action" by Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang, who is now Vietnam’s President, analyzed the key issues in cyberspace, as well as their impact on national security.

 Threats to information security are becoming more serious and may be used as a tool against the State to attack important infrastructure, freeze Governmental activities or destroy the economy.

Experts have every reason to be worried about information security risks from telecom devices provided by Chinese manufacturers.

Six online newspapers could not be accessed by readers on October 13 (Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Day), resulting in a loss of VND2.5 billion a day for VC Corporation, the service provider host that runs the websites.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A high-level security feature designed by Apple for its iOS 7 system is often an inconvenience to Vietnamese users. Owners of the iPhones and iPad on which iOS7 runs indicate that they have no need for the feature.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2013 information security index of Vietnam – VNISA Index 2013 – has been improved significantly, but high risks still exist. Vietnam Net online newspaper reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mobile network operators have expressed their worries about the information security problems OTT (over the top content) app users may have. But how high is the risk?

VietNamNet Bridge – Most local mobile phone services providers are using products of Chinese equipment manufacturers Huwei and ZTE that have caused the United States and Europe to worry about information security.

Only 10 out of the 800 operational software firms have ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certificates on information security.