Proposal to build a cybersecurity information sharing platform

Since the beginning of 2024, there have been a series of complex and sophisticated cyber attacks with data leaks and data encryption incidents, causing great damage to organizations and people.

Lieutenant General Nguyen Minh Chinh, Director of the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Ministry of Public Security), Permanent Vice President of the National Cyber ​​Security Association, said that data security continues to exist, challenging protection work (Photo: Trung Nam).

On the afternoon of July 16 in Hanoi, the National Cyber ​​Security Association organized a Workshop on Data Security in Cyberspace with the participation of many organizations, businesses and cyber security experts to discuss and learn about opportunities and challenges related to national cyber security.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Lieutenant General Nguyen Minh Chinh, Director of the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and Control (Ministry of Public Security), Permanent Vice President of the National Cyber ​​Security Association shared: "Digital transformation was identified by the 13th National Party Congress as one of the key tasks. Many policies and solutions to promote the application of science and technology to serve the national digital transformation, building e-Government, digital Government, digital economy, digital society have been issued so that our country can proactively participate in the fourth industrial revolution. However, along with this development, data security risks continue to exist, challenging the protection work". Within the framework of the workshop, many experts proposed solutions towards protecting and responding to cyber security such as applying artificial intelligence (AI) to control and detect cyber attacks; rehearsing situations to respond to cyber security crises, as well as thoroughly implementing the state's cyber security law. In addition, the Research, Consulting, Technology Development and International Cooperation Department of the National Cyber ​​Security Association has proposed to build a platform for sharing cybersecurity information. The goal of the platform is to connect and share cybersecurity information, help proactively respond to incidents, monitor new tools and attack techniques of criminals, provide early warnings about threats, support strategic decision-making, and strengthen protection measures. According to experts from the National Cyber ​​Security Association, to deal with cybercrime, a modern cybersecurity strategy needs to be built on three main pillars: Active defense, early attack detection, and rapid recovery. Effectively implementing this strategy requires organizations to have timely, detailed, and accurate information about cyber threats. "Sharing information is the best way to help members of the Association get a complete picture and update the latest cybersecurity intelligence. This helps organizations identify new risks, proactively strengthen and ensure security," said Mr. Vu Ngoc Son, Head of Research, Consulting, Technology Development and International Cooperation, National Cyber ​​Security Association.

Mr. Vu Ngoc Son, Head of Research, Consulting and Technology Development and International Cooperation, National Cyber ​​Security Association shared at the event (Photo: Trung Nam).

According to the proposal, the Association will take the lead in building the platform, connecting and receiving data shared from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the State Bank; as well as connecting with Vietnamese cybersecurity companies, international cybersecurity organizations and independent cybersecurity experts. The platform can share the latest attack signs collected through investigated cases, such as malware identification information, control server address (C&C), network characteristics or server memory if attacked... In particular, the platform will give early warnings to organizations when detecting data leaks. Data that is warned of leaks includes internal data, customer information, software source code, accounts, passwords...

According to a synthesis by Vietnam Cyber ​​Security Joint Stock Company (VSEC), in just half a year, more than 17,000 security vulnerabilities were discovered. In addition, the general increase in known exploited vulnerabilities over the past decade provides a worrying context. In addition, the number of attacks worldwide has increased 1.3 times compared to the same period in 2023. In particular, the rate of ransomware-related attacks has increased by 50% compared to 2023 (according to Trend Micro), in which Vietnam is one of the 10 countries with the most ransomware attacks in the world (Sangfor). Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-manh-so/de-xuat-xay-dung-nen-tang-chia-se-thong-tin-an-ninh-mang-20240716202421695.htm