On the afternoon of September 8, 2023, the National Cyber Security Association held the first National Congress, term 2023-2028. Previously, on May 8, the Association received a decision to allow its establishment from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, Deputy Minister of Public Security, was elected Chairman of the Association. The Standing Vice Chairman is Lieutenant General Nguyen Minh Chinh, Director of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control – Ministry of Public Security. The Secretary General is Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Ba Son, Head of Department – Department of Cyber Security and Crime Prevention using high technology.
General To Lam, Minister of Public Security, said that the Association was born in the context of complex developments in cybersecurity violations in Vietnam and the world. From the beginning of the year until now, authorities have recorded more than 16 million cyber attack warnings, much higher than 2022. Most attack targets are information systems of state agencies, businesses, and corporations. spearhead economy. In addition, cyber criminals also use many sophisticated forms of fraud, causing great damage to people. Over the past 9 months, the Ministry of Public Security has handled nearly 800 cases with a total loss of trillions of dong. In particular, virtual currency exchanges have many potential risks of violations but attract a large number of participants, the transaction amount also reaches tens of thousands of billions of VND each month.
Photo of the First National Congress – National Cyber Security Association
According to Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang – Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of Public Security, Member of the National Cyber Safety and Security Steering Committee, shared during the meeting of members of the Campaign Committee on the establishment of the National Security Association. National Cyber Security: The birth of the National Cyber Security Association aims to gather, arouse, and spread the potential power of reputable agencies, organizations, businesses, experts, and scholars to build Build the most effective network security ecosystem connecting public and private sectors; Converging technology policies and human resources on cybersecurity. Thereby, contributing to improving national cybersecurity potential; effectively respond to non-traditional challenges with the goal of building a secure, safe, healthy cyberspace and contributing to the country’s sustainable development; enhance the prestige and position of Vietnam,…
Video of the first meeting of the National Cyber Security Association
As a member of the National Cyber Security Association, The Vietnamese Security Network J.S.C (VSEC) will accompany the National Cyber Security Association in activities such as propagating and disseminating laws and cyber security skills; Participate in comments on relevant legal documents. According to the work program, the Association will also participate in programs and research topics, consulting, criticism and social assessment according to requests on cybersecurity; Strengthen international cooperation related to cybersecurity.
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