Nguyen Huu Tu, standing member of the Presidium of the VYF Central Committee, speaks at the forum in Hanoi on November 30. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Youth Federation (VYF) Central Committee and Google jointly organised a forum on information safety on cyberspace for young people and the elderly in Hanoi onNovember 30.
In his remarks at the forum, Nguyen Huu Tu, standing member ofthe Presidium of the VYF Central Committee, said the emergence of digitalplatforms has greatly facilitated youth work, citing examples like the use of such apps as Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom and Google Meet, youth unions and associations can easily manage their activities and hold regular online meetings.
Moreover, social media platform like Facebook, Zalo, Youtube, Tiktok have become familiar for all people, especially young people, who use them to socialise, entertain, do business and seek jobs.
However, social networks also contain potential risks ofinsecurity, he said, adding that if users are not vigilant to fake news andtoxic information, it is easy for bad people to take advantage of them tocommit crimes, affecting the safety of individuals and families.
Le Binh Duong, Deputy Secretary of the National Centre forTechnological Progress Youth Union under the Ministry of Science and Technologyadvised internet users to refrain from sharing personal information and onlyprovide information to trusted individuals and organisations.
Participants at the event were given advice on how to protect personal information in cyberspace, and engaged in discussions on the role of youngpeople in preventing and combating toxic information and in instructing otherpeople, including the elderly, to use the internet in a safe manner.
They also had chances to experience interacting with cybersecurity tools provided by Google, thereby guiding users to practice securitytesting skills, avoid being scammed and browse safely.
On this occasion, Google offered 500 scholarships for Vietnameseyouths to attend a training course in how to interact more safely and proactively in cyberspace, identify common cyber risks, threats and vulnerabilities. They will also beequipped with knowledge to prepare for the CompTIA Security exam whichenables them to earn a global certification that validates thebaseline skills necessary to perform core security functions and pursue an ITsecurity career.
Since August, the VYF Central Commitee and Google have organisedtraining courses on cyber security for more than 9,000 young people nationwide. After that, young people in 10 provinces and cities have imparted knowledge on information safety in cyberspace to more than 6,700 elderly people through community activities./.
