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April 24, 2024

What to do when attacked by Ransomware? (1)

February 2024 is said to be a month of complete chaos in cyberspace when there are consecutive ransomware attacks. Economic losses from cyber attacks and data loss reach billions of dollars. Even large businesses that are supposed to invest in information security are confused Ransomware is appearing every day, every hour According to statistics, 2023…

September 6, 2023

Digital social management and implementing instruction for Decree 53

Digital Society Management and Decree 53, which guide the implementation of a number of Cybersecurity Law articles Decree 53/2022/ND-CP guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Cybersecurity will take effect on October 1. With the technology development, especially the connection technology infrastructure in the globalized world, these are the necessary…

September 6, 2023

Network scam tatics to be cautions about

In the final months of the year, consumers in Vietnam and around the world tend to shop more when the commodity market shows signs of stabilization and when Christmas and the Lunar New Year are approaching. This is a golden time for shopping, as well as the month of December in which hackers and scammers…

September 6, 2023

65% of business leaders will increase security budgets for 2023

In most cases, the expense of fixing a data breach can exceed the company’s actual financial expenses, etc. Most businesses are worried about cybercrime (65%), mobile fraud (41%), email (40%), cloud data leakage (38%) and other similar threats. (Illustration). PwC’s latest 2022 Global Digital Confidence Survey polled over 3,500 CEOs from 65 different countries. Accordingly,…

September 6, 2023

MSI becomes victim of ransomware attack following ACER

Taiwanese PC company MSI (short for Micro-Star International) has officially verified that their system is under a cyber attack. After detecting “network anomalies”, the company implemented “immediately” initiated measures to handle the problem and also notified law enforcement agencies. However, MSI did not disclose specifics when the attack occurred or whether exclusive information, such as…

August 29, 2023

SUPPLY CHAIN ATTACKS – THE DREAD OF BUSINESSES

A supply chain attack is a cyber attack that targets an organization through its providers/vendors.   Current situation of supply chain attacks A recent study shows that the supply chain attracts cyberattacks like a magnet. A whopping 97% of companies have been affected by supply chain attacks, with 93% of them admitting that they have…

August 28, 2023

TOP 10 RANSOMWARE ATTACKS IN 2017

2017 was the year that everyone became aware of ransomware due to its direct effects. Along with a series of widespread attacks such as WannaCry and NotPetya, they have attracted a lot of attention for mixed reasons and become a serious threat to organizations and businesses. Let’s take a look at the deadliest attacks this…

August 28, 2023

TOP 4 RANSOMWARE VULNERABILITIES EXPOSING YOUR COMPANY AT RISK

In 2023, there are two organization groups: those having been attacked by ransomware and those that will shortly be targeted. The current state of cybersecurity resembles an ongoing cyber arms race between ransomware groups and cybersecurity professionals. Experts in cybersecurity have developed the necessary tools and strategies to combat ransomware groups. This cat-and-mouse game is…

July 11, 2023

TOP 6 HACKERS’ CYBER ATTACKS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD

Along with the trend of global digital transformation, the number of cyber attacks is also increasing year by year, with increasing severity and sophistication. Let’s take a look at some of the largest recorded cyberattacks in the world with VSEC:    1. Hackers infiltrated the data of the famous software company Adobe (2013) Adobe announced in October…

July 11, 2023

Millions of websites are at risk

Today, WordPress is one of the most popular website-building tools all over the world, and it is no exception in Vietnam. Data thieves will naturally direct their attention here. Consequently, its plugin – Elementor Pro – has been exploited by malicious cybercriminals who are taking advantage of a security flaw that was just patched with…

January 6, 2023

Vietnam ranked 8th in top 10 countries on Cyber security 2022

According to the National Cyber Power Index 2022* study, Vietnam has made a stunning leap from 20th rank (in 2020) to 8th place (in 2022) on the list of countries with the highest information security capabilities in the world. The World’s Top 10 Most Secure Countries for Cyber Security in 2022 Notably, Vietnam jumped from…

July 30, 2022

Shortage of cyber security personel – Attractive opportunity to develop your career

Building a team of high-caliber Cybersecurity specialists is regarded as one of the solid foundations for ensuring the national Cybersecurity framework and realizing Vietnam’s aspiration to become a global information security superpower. As Minister of Information and Communications (MIC) Nguyen Manh Hung shared: “We must build a team of Cybersecurity specialists as the core. Particularly…