The Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) have pledged to drive the digital transformation of one million Vietnamese businesses by 2026.

The National Cybersecurity Association has launched the nTrust app, allowing Vietnamese citizens to download and use this free tool to protect their phones and join the community against fraud.

As of June 2024, over 3,100 out of 7,200 information systems of state agencies and organizations had been found to have insufficient security measures.

After September 16, 2G subscribers in Vietnam will no longer receive services, but many Vietnamese are reluctant to give up their old-generation phones.

Vertu phones, renowned for their luxury status and exclusive use of the 2G network, will now receive support for upgrading to 4G. This new policy is specifically tailored for the Vietnamese market.

Vietnam is set to shut down its 3G networks by September 2028, following the global trend of phasing out older technologies to make way for advanced 4G and 5G services.

As Vietnam prepares to shut down its 2G networks on September 16, 2024, telecom providers are facing concerns over a potential shortage of affordable 4G feature phones and smartphones priced under 3 million VND.

Vietnamese students have made their mark at the 2024 ASEAN Cybersecurity Skills Competition, organized by the ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Center, by securing the top seven positions.

The Vietnam Internet Network Information Centre (VNNIC) announced on July 25 that it has been operating the latest update of i-Speed application version 4.0 to measure Internet access speed in Vietnam for Android operating systems for a week.

The number of accounts compromised due to malware infections in Vietnam has surged dramatically in recent years, with 2023 witnessing a 31-fold increase compared to 2020.

Vietnam is set to phase out its 2G network by September 2024, affecting over 10 million users still relying on these older mobile phones.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has released a list of 103 digital platforms run by ministries and branches nationwide that will be updated regularly to avoid duplication.

The common advice for organizations and businesses defrauded by impersonators is to monitor and detect the scammers and report them to agencies.

Launching the 'Identify Fraud' campaign; Announcing the list of national digital platforms; 2 vulnerabilities in Microsoft products being exploited by hackers... are the key domestic technology news highlights from last week.

The Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams/Coordination Center (VNCERT/CC) has warned agencies, organizations and businesses about new ransomware called Eldorado which mostly targets systems using VMware ESXi and Windows.

Mobile network operators plan to stop providing services to 2G-only subscribers from September 16.

By 2:30 PM, the system was back online, but some airlines were forced to adjust their schedules as delays travelled down the flight chain.

During his meeting CEO Tim Cook in mid-April, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly valued Apple’s expansion plan in Vietnam, creating more than 200,000 jobs for local workers.

More than 11 million 2G-only mobile subscribers will be turned off with the deadline being September 16.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information under the Ministry of Information and Communications has requested Google to address the ongoing issue of Wolfoo cartoon videos being unjustly hit with copyright strikes on YouTube.