Việt Nam leaps 25th in Global Cybersecurity Index

Vietnam’s outstanding performance has exceeded the initial target of climbing to the 70th position.

The GCI was launched in 2007 and reflects five pillars: legal, technical, organisational, capacity building, and cooperation. It combines 25 indicators into one benchmark measure to monitor the cybersecurity commitment of 193 ITU member states.

With its 50th position, Vietnam is classified as a country demonstrating high commitments in all five pillars of the index.

Việt Nam wanted to create a safe space for digital transactions, he said, and to develop world-class cyber security enterprises.

Concerned organisations must ensure cyber security in Governmental offices and important national infrastructure.

Each Governmental organisation must have at least one enterprise ensuring cybersecurity to avoid the theft of information.

Ensuring cybersecurity is considered a key factor for successful digital transformation and sustainability, and an important part that cannot be separated from the digital transformation journey.

Data has become an important resource of the country and of each organisation and individual, while at the same time the risks of information and data theft and destruction are increasing.

We are facing increasingly dangerous and sophisticated cyberattacks. Each agency, organisation, business, and user must always be ready to respond to threats in cyberspace.

More and more cybercriminals and reactionary organisations had been established and operated sophisticatedly, causing serious consequences, threatening social order and safety, political stability, and national security.

Vietnam needs to focus on development along five main pillars, including legal, technical, organisational, capacity building, and co-operation issues.

Vietnam saw significant improvements in its cybersecurity landscape despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to a coordinated campaign by the government and private partners.

Enterprises and organizations in Vietnam should pay more attention to the importance of threat intelligence for all industries, which can help further boost their defenses against sophisticated cyber attacks.

Amid rising labour costs, concern over supply chains and geo-political tension, foreign firms are moving their production facilities to ASEAN member states, with Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam receiving over 80 percent of new capital flows.