The Ministry of Public Security yesterday held a seminar in Hanoi about protecting children in cyberspace.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long said the decisive factor for smart city development will be data sharing.

Current Vietnamese laws stipulate that cross-border platforms like Telegram must set up representative offices in Vietnam. But many platforms have not done this.

Cybersecurity experts said that no attack linked to the ‘Apple ID verification’ has been reported and recommend users to fact-check before sharing information.

As of March 2024, the system of the Authority of Information Security (AIS) had blocked 10,000 "toxic" domain names, including 2,700 phishing domain names. More than 1,200 online scam cases are reported each month.

Experts believe that Vietnam’s solutions can partially replace foreign solutions, especially in fields that set high requirements on national security.

The military-run telecom service provider Viettel on April 10 inaugurated its data centre in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi - one of the largest data centres in Vietnam so far.

The Authority of Broadcasting, Television and Electronic Information has sent an official letter to Netflix, requesting its compliance with Vietnam’s legal regulations on providing online gaming services.

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) has proposed the Government approve a national strategy on artificial intelligence (AI) research, development and application by 2030.

VnEconomy, a magazine, hopes that its virtual assistant Askonomy will serve as the ‘glue’ that ‘binds’ users and gives a push to the development of press agency businesses.

The NEAC (National Electronic Authentication Center) says the new regulation on foreign electronic signature recognition will contribute to a reliable service ecosystem, promoting trade and ensuring safety for online cross-border transactions.

Investment returns may be some way off for telecoms groups, despite taking on ownership of 5G frequency bands via auction.

The Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information has requested TikTok to review, report and take strict measures to prevent livestream accounts on TikTok from encouraging users to switch to external apps for fraudulent purposes.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a new directive urging ministries, sectors and localities to strengthen cybersecurity measures.

Free wi-fi networks are convenient and economical for users, but experts warn that they may pay a heavy price for doing so.

The military-run telecom service provider Viettel and the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) have recently won Vietnam's first successful auctions for 5G spectrum licenses.

Businesses in Vietnam were the worst affected with 17.1 million incidents, according to data from global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.

This is a necessary activity in controlling and managing the use of mobile SIMs in Việt Nam, to ensure legitimacy and minimise the situation of junk SIMs on the market.

Vietnam is seen as one of the fastest-growing data centre markets globally.

More than 20 million cyberattack alerts were uncovered in the first quarter of 2024, up 33% year-on-year, Spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security Lieutenant General To An Xo said at the Government’s regular press conference on April 3.