Parents advised to follow information security principles to protect children in cyberspace
The Authority of Information Security (AIS) under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has advised parents who allow their children to use the Internet to comply with all information security principles and measures provided by suppliers, and equip themselves with basic knowledge on cyberspace to better protect their children.
Hanoi (VNA) - The Authority of Information Security (AIS) under theMinistry of Information and Communications (MIC) has advised parents who allowtheir children to use the Internet to comply with all information securityprinciples and measures provided by suppliers, and equip themselves with basicknowledge on cyberspace to better protect their children.
Parents need to always be cautious with anyinformation on the Internet, abide by the principles of conduct in the networkenvironment, and allow children to use applications dedicated to them, an AISrepresentative told the ministry’s regular press conference onNovember 6.
Internet users were also advised to be vigilant against applications of unknown origin because they all pose a potential risk ofinformation insecurity.
An overview of the Ministry of Information and Communications' regular press conference (Photo courtesy of the ministry)
Le Quang Tu Do, Director of the MIC's Authorityof Broadcasting and Electronic Information (ABEI), said that after beingreported about several groups with tens of thousands of members who often sharenegative information, the ABEI contacted with and requested Facebook (Meta) toremove eight of such groups.
Regarding the management of culturalbehaviour in cyberspace, Do said that this is a task of not only the MIC, but alsomany ministries and sectors, including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.He shared that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is coordinating withministries and sectors to implement several solutions to raise people'sawareness on social networks.
As for the MIC, the ministry has issued ahandbook for conduct in cyberspace, and carried out a ‘Tin’ (means both newsand trust in Vietnamese) campaign which aims to provide basic information andskills for internet users to recognise, detect, and prevent fake news and toxicinformation online, and be aware of their responsibilities when posting,providing, and sharing information.
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An overview of the Ministry of Information and Communications' regular press conference (Photo courtesy of the ministry) 
