The Authority of Information Security (AIS) under the Ministry of Information and Communications has sent a dispatch to relevant units across the country on strengthening network security for information systems with seven main tasks.

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has launched the “Review and remove malware nationwide in 2020” campaign to enhance the country's network security.

Vietnam ranked 50th out of 175 countries on the Global Cybersecurity Index (CGI) in 2018, up 50 places from the previous year, according to a report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

Challenges related to network security, customer trust and an inadequate legal framework are road blocks to the digital transformation of Vietnamese banks, experts told a recent conference in HCM City.

Computer viruses caused a loss of 8.7 trillion VND (400 million USD) in Vietnam last year compared to 8.5 trillion VND in 2014.