Current situation of cyberinformation security in Vietnam and solutions

Information security is technical safety for the operation of information infrastructure, which includes: hardware and software safety according to technical standards promulgated by the State; Maintain confidentiality, integrity and availability of information in storage, processing and transmission on the network. The article has clearly stated the current situation of cyberinformation security in Vietnam, and also proposed solutions to prevent law violations in cyberspace.

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The Law on Information Security, promulgated in 2015, institutionalized the guidelines, guidelines and policies of the Party and the State on cyberinformation security, meeting the requirements of sustainable socio-economic development, protecting protect information and information systems, contribute to ensuring national defense, security, sovereignty and interests in cyberspace. Accordingly: “Network information security is the protection of information and information systems on a network from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, interruption, modification or destruction in order to ensure its integrity. , confidentiality and availability of information”.

After 35 years of renovation, Vietnam's information system has developed strongly, effectively serving the leadership, management and administration of the Party and State, meeting the information needs of the society. contribute to ensuring national defense and security. The fields of telecommunications, Internet, radio frequency have had strong development, achieved the goal of completely digitizing the network, developing many new services, expanding the service range, initially forming new services. strong enterprises, capable of reaching regional and international reach. The system of postal delivery, press and publishing has developed rapidly in terms of quantity, quality and professional techniques, making important contributions to the socio-economic development; ensure national defense, security and foreign affairs.

However, the information security situation in Vietnam has been complicated. Foreign special agencies, hostile and reactionary forces have increased their intelligence, espionage, terrorism, and information system sabotage activities; Disseminating bad and malicious information in order to influence internal politics, interfere, and guide Vietnam's policies and laws. Increasing cyberattack activities targeting important national information systems and information systems important to national security.

According to statistics, on average each year, through inspection and control, the authorities have discovered over 850,000 documents of psychological warfare, reactionaries, international amnesty, and illegal heretical propaganda materials; Nearly 750,000 propaganda documents against the Party and State were distributed into Vietnam by post. From 2010 to 2019, there were 53,744 portals and websites with .vn domain name hacked, of which 2,393 times were portals and websites of Party and State agencies. gov.vn", there were many political attacks, with serious consequences.

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Safe, secure information

According to the Vietnamese dictionary: Safety is understood as a state in which people, equipment and the environment are protected and prevented from harmful agents that may arise (or potentially) due to subjective causes, objectivity in life.

Cyberinformation security “is the protection of information and information systems on a network from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, interruption, modification or destruction in order to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the network. and availability of information”.

Cybersecurity "is the assurance that operations in cyberspace do not cause harm to national security, social order and safety, and legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals".

Crime using high technology

Currently, the laws of many countries around the world such as Australia, the US, and the UK have definitions related to this crime, such as: high-tech crime, computer crime, etc. computer-related crime, cybercrime,...

In the Australian Criminal Code, high-tech crime is defined as “the unauthorized intrusion of a computer; unauthorized modification of data including destruction of data; denial of service (DoS) attacks; distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks; create and distribute malware”.

According to the Blacks Law Dictionary, computer crime is defined as: “a crime that requires computer technology knowledge, such as destroying or stealing computer data or using a computer calculated to commit a number of other crimes”.

In Vietnam, according to Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree No. 25/2014/ND-CP of the Government dated April 7, 2014 stipulating: “The crime of using high technology is a dangerous act for society. in the Penal Code with the use of high technology”.

According to Clause 1, Article 3 of the 2008 Law on High Technology: “High technology is a technology with a high content of scientific research and technological development; integrated from modern scientific and technological achievements; creating products with quality, outstanding features, high added value, and environmentally friendly