ASEAN strengthens cooperation in combating cyber threats
Ministers and senior officials from all the 10 ASEAN members gathered at the second ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity in Singapore on September 18 to seek measures against cyber attacks.
Minister of Public Security To Lam takes a group photo with other delegates at the conference (Source:cand.com.vn)
Singapore (VNA) - Ministers and senior officials from all the 10 ASEAN member statesgathered at the second ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity (AMCC) inSingapore on September 18 to seek measures against cyber attacks.
The event was alsoattended by ministers and senior officials from five dialogue partners ofASEAN, namely the US, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and China.
The Vietnamesedelegation to the conference was led by Minister of Public Security To Lam.
Addressing the openingceremony, Singaporean Minister of Information and Communication Yaacob Ibrahim highlightedthe increasingly complex cyber threats.
Cyber threats affectevery facet of social lives, especially in the digital era, he said, adding thatcyber attacks have also been responsible for significant economic losses, forexample, ransom wares like GoldenEye disrupted companies' operations.
He underlined the needfor cooperation in ASEAN to address cybersecurity challenges to reap the fullbenefits of the future digital economy.
Participants agreedon the importance of enhancing coordination to ensure that ASEAN’scybersecurity efforts are implemented across various platforms to counterincreasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
ASEANmember states also expressed their support for developing norms guiding the useof ICTs in the bloc in a responsible manner, affirming that such norms willhelp enhance trust among member countries and build confidence in harnessingfull potential of cyberspace to bring about greater economic prosperity.
The ASEANdigital economy can grow 200 billion USD in the next ten years, of whiche-commerce accounts for nearly 90 billion USD, according to Singaporeanexperts.
However,infrastructure and measures to ensure cybersecurity in ASEAN member nationsremain poor. Therefore, the digital economy becomes vulnerable to cyberattacks.-VNA
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Minister of Public Security To Lam takes a group photo with other delegates at the conference (Source:cand.com.vn) 
