Amid more sophisticated cybercrimes, the building of a safer cyber space and more proactive security methods are becoming more urgent to ensure a sustainable digital economy, protecting national security and solidify people’s confidence in digital technologies.

Organisations across Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, are facing a concerning rise in ransomware attacks, with businesses in the region experiencing an average of 400 attempted attacks per day in 2024, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.

VOV.VN - A representative from the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) has said that MoPS has proposed merging the 2015 Law on Cyber Information Security and the 2018 Cybersecurity Law into a single piece of legislation.

Cybersecurity threats in Vietnam are escalating at an alarming rate, with attacks becoming more sophisticated and widespread, according to a cyber threat situation report 2024 released by Viettel Cyber Security under the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group.

VOV.VN - Digital transformation in Vietnam has yet to reach its full potential or drive economic growth, with only 30% of businesses adopting digital technologies and remote areas still struggling with internet access, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Up to 46.15% of organisations and businesses have been targeted by cyberattacks so far this year, with the total number of incidents estimated to exceed 659,000, according to statistics from the National Cybersecurity Association (NCA).

Vietnam emerged as the overall champion of the ASEAN Cyber Shield (ACS) cybersecurity competition, held as part of Vietnam International Digital Week, with teams dominating both categories of the event.

Vietnam’s cyberspace witnessed a substantial rise in threats in the third quarter, with nearly five million internet-based threats detected, meaning around one in five users faced cyber dangers, according to recent data released by Kaspersky.

Vietnam continues to be among the countries with the highest overall cybersecurity index score in the fifth Global Cybersecurity Index.

Vietnam's cybersecurity landscape improved in the second quarter of 2024 compared to a year earlier, but unrelenting vigilance should be a priority to prevent threats, according to global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky.