The latest survey by Fortinet found that cybersecurity risks are increasing because of a personnel shortage.

The number of brute force attacks aimed at remote workers in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, is on the decrease. However, the risk from ransomware is increasing, according to Kaspersky.

There are positive changes in Viet Nam’s cybersecurity posture, according to the latest report by the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.

At least 318 Vietnamese enterprises and financial institutions may have been victims of the APT attack on 3CXDesktopApp, an application for calling and taking care of customers of businesses.

Phishing attacks have been on the rise in the first months of the year. Chong lua dao, a not-for-profit cybersecurity project, reported that it has discovered 3,271 websites scamming Vietnamese users over the last three months.

After being detected with tricks of sending messages to appropriate money, scammers are now using an even more sophisticated tool called Deepfake to make fake video calls to victims and ask for money transfer.

The Authority of Information Security (AIS) has requested agencies, organizations and businesses to check systems affected by six security vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s products, and update them with patches to avoid the risks of being attacked.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications has announced on its website the White List of certified websites.

More than 40 percent of children are insecure about using the internet, while 70 percent have unwanted experiences. It is necessary to create a safe internet environment in schools with the support of technological solutions.

The sector contribution to the state budget surged by 50.6 per cent over the same period last year.

Kaspersky Security Network data showed that the number of online and offline attacks in Viet Nam in 2022 decreased by 33.8 percent compared to the previous year

The Ministry of Information and Communications’ Authority of Information Security (AIS) has recently issued a warning about serious and high-impact security vulnerabilities in Microsoft products.

Schoolteachers should teach the basics of cybersecurity to kids to keep them safe online.

Experts say that people of all backgrounds in society should work to help clean up cyberspace and repel growing online fraud.

Ngo Minh Hieu, a white-hat hacker, has been honored by many US technology corporations.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung emphasised the importance of a safe internet in the development process in Vietnam on the occasion of World Safer Internet Day 2023 (February 7).

The number of cyberattacks on information systems in Vietnam was 1,383 in Jan 2022 and 982 in December 2022.

Many people have lost hundreds of millions of VND as they were too trusting of invitations on social media to make financial investments. They have lost property when accessing unfamiliar links.

As many people pay little attention to information security, more efforts are needed to heighten people’s awareness about the issue. Online scams occur regularly.

Many people have complained that they are sent messages that link to counterfeit websites and are bothered by advertising calls and offers for gambling.