On 11 November, 2014 Center for Informatics, Technology and Science Information (Department of Science & Technology Ba Ria - Vung Tau) held a report on “Information safety in modern information technology era” presented by Dr.Nguyen Anh Tuan, Dean of Computer Network and Media Faculty, University of Information Technology (UIT) - a member of Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM). There are about 150 participants’ from departments, authorities, party, universities, and colleges in the Province.
Purpose of report is to help delegates evaluate information safety
situation in current period, hidden risks and build measures to improve
prevention and support safety risks, information security, guarantee stability
of information infrastructure, contributing to minimize damages, information
leak of authorities, guarantee political stability and national defense
security.
Declared at the opening, Mr. Nguyen Kim Truong, Deputy Director of
Ba Ria Vung Tau Department of Science & Technology said that according to
result of survey program of BKAV in April 2013, damages due to computer virus
are about 8000 billion VND every year. Calculated in February, 2014, there were
about 2,852 new computer viruses in Vietnam, contamination over 4.6 million
computer lines. According to statistics of Network Security Company Dailu total
1039 websites of Vietnam have been attacked in a beginning half of September, 2014
in which there are 30 websites of government authorities and 69 websites of
Vietnam education authorities. In Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, information safety
issue is cared by People’s Committee through Department of Information and
Media. Department of Science & Technology authorized Center for Application
of Science and Technology Improvement in combination with BKNET to hold 5
training classes on Internet Security, Center for Informatics and Science
Technology Information held many seminars, reports on information safety.
At the report conference, Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan presented security
of information safety for national major information system and information
security on mobile devices. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan warned dangerous risks from
internet space. Besides, he also mentioned to install virus prevention software
and update continuously; Design, build and use safety internet system for
authorities; improve awareness on information security, understand
contamination mechanism to prevent viruses as well as having information safety
policy, investing more for infrastructure security on human and devices.