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Cyber Command helps to safeguard national sovereignty in cyberspace
Cyber Command helps to safeguard national sovereignty in cyberspace
11/1/18
Vietnam announced on Monday the creation of a
cyberspace operations command to protect its sovereignty on the Internet, with
prime minister citing risks related to the disputed South China Sea and complex
regional and global situations.
With the rapid development of science
technology and the Internet, alongside the growth of the fourth Industrial
Revolution, cyberspace is becoming a new “territory” holding an important role
in each country’s socio-economic development, defence, security and external
relations, Phúc said at a ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday to announce the
establishment of the command.
In modern warfare, cyberspace is considered
the fifth combat environment which is connected closely with air, ground, sea
and space combat. Therefore, cyber combat plays an important role in wars that
use hi-tech weapons, he added.
The new unit would "research and predict
online wars," the defense ministry said in report on the government
website, which also reported Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's comments. The
Cyber Command is a unit of the Ministry of Defence and helps the ministry
implement the State management function of safeguarding national sovereignty in
cyberspace and information technology.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the
freshly-established Cyber Command to become a loyal, disciplined, intelligent,
and clear-headed force which is strong enough to protect national sovereignty
in cyberspace.
The Government leader requested the Cyber
Command to coordinate closely with relevant units such as the Ministry of
Public Security and the Ministry of Information and Communications to safeguard
the military and defence information systems as well as the nation’s important
data.
He urged the force to study and apply advanced
science technology and military tactics in cyber combat, and learn from the
world’s latest achievements in information technology and hi-tech weapons.
It is also essential to train competent
personnel so as to promote human intelligence in controlling modern cyber
weapons and step up international cooperation, he stressed.
He asked relevant
units to quickly build projects to enhance cyberspace combat to submit to him
for approval and implementation./.
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Along with the technological and scientific breakthroughs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, cyberspace has become a new territory playing a crucial role in the socio-economic development, security, national defense and foreign affairs of every country.
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