CMC Cyber Security technicians at work. (Photo cmccybersecurity.com)Hanoi (VNA) - Itis time for Vietnam to master technologies to make sure local businesses, organisations and people areprotected from cyber-attacks, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen ManhHung said on November 29.
The way anorganisation reacts to cyber-attacks shows how prepared it is and how well it isprotected, the minister told attendees at the Vietnam Information Security Day2019 in Hanoi
“We used toprioritise the use and development of IT applications, but now, cyber securitymust be a component in every IT project,” he said.
Though the Governmentsets the minimum required spending for cyber security at 10 percent of the ITproject capital, the actual spending accounts for only 5 percent.
“We used to keep theattacks away from public. But the more we share, the better the world isprotected,” Minister Hung said.
According to theminister, the Ministry of Information and Communications will assign detailedtasks for leading enterprises to develop a safe ecosystem for e-governmentsystems, smart cities and national information storage.
It was the 12th eventfor Vietnam Information Security Day and this year, the event was themed‘Enhancing national cyber security in the digital area’.
More than 700participants from ministries, sectors, government agencies, and local andinternational businesses and research institutions attended the event./.
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