The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security wishes to establish andfoster cooperation on crime prevention, including those using advancedtechnology, with law enforcement bodies around the world, DeputyMinister Le Quy Vuong said on October 29.
He madethe remark in his opening speech at a conference in Hanoi on theenhancement of international cooperation on high-tech crime preventionand control, the first of its kind in Vietnam.
Senior Lieutenant General Vuong said the conference provided a platformfor participants to break down legal barriers in order to strengthencollaboration in the fight against cyber crime with a view toguaranteeing security and social order in each country and the world atlarge.
Lieutenant General Phan Van Vinh, GeneralDirector of the ministry’s General Police Department for CrimePrevention and Control, said cyber crime has become a major threat tosocial order and national safety around the globe.
He quoted an Interpol report as saying that a high-tech crime wascommitted every 14 seconds, the second most serious crime afterterrorism. It caused an estimated damage of 445 billion USD, higher thanearnings made by the illegal drug trade.
Since2009, Vietnam’s Police Department for High-Tech Crime Prevention hascollaborated with foreign agencies to verify and investigate nearly 100cyber crime-related cases, he noted.
During thetwo-day conference, domestic and international delegates are scheduledto share up-to-date information on cyber crime and exchange experiencein cyber crime investigations. They also discuss measures to removelegal barriers to cooperation in the field.
Theevent is attended by cyber security experts from the United NationsOffice on Drugs and Crime, and the European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3), aswell as a number of experts from countries around the world.-VNA
He madethe remark in his opening speech at a conference in Hanoi on theenhancement of international cooperation on high-tech crime preventionand control, the first of its kind in Vietnam.
Senior Lieutenant General Vuong said the conference provided a platformfor participants to break down legal barriers in order to strengthencollaboration in the fight against cyber crime with a view toguaranteeing security and social order in each country and the world atlarge.
Lieutenant General Phan Van Vinh, GeneralDirector of the ministry’s General Police Department for CrimePrevention and Control, said cyber crime has become a major threat tosocial order and national safety around the globe.
He quoted an Interpol report as saying that a high-tech crime wascommitted every 14 seconds, the second most serious crime afterterrorism. It caused an estimated damage of 445 billion USD, higher thanearnings made by the illegal drug trade.
Since2009, Vietnam’s Police Department for High-Tech Crime Prevention hascollaborated with foreign agencies to verify and investigate nearly 100cyber crime-related cases, he noted.
During thetwo-day conference, domestic and international delegates are scheduledto share up-to-date information on cyber crime and exchange experiencein cyber crime investigations. They also discuss measures to removelegal barriers to cooperation in the field.
Theevent is attended by cyber security experts from the United NationsOffice on Drugs and Crime, and the European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3), aswell as a number of experts from countries around the world.-VNA
