Cybersecurity threat rate in Vietnam is high

Vietnam's cybersecurity situation has shown positive signs in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year.

However, with the increasing complexity of cyber attacks, maintaining high vigilance and investing in security solutions remains a top priority.

From April to June 2024, cybersecurity company Kaspersky successfully blocked 4,830,621 threats via websites on the computers of participants of the KSN security network.

The number of web threats has decreased significantly compared to 7,713,485 in the same period in 2023, contributing to improving Vietnam's ranking on the global cybersecurity map.

However, according to statistics, 1 in 5 Vietnamese people have faced cyber security incidents on websites.

Cybercriminals continue to use two main methods to spread malware through web browsers: exploiting vulnerabilities in browsers and plugins (drive-by download attacks) and social engineering attacks.

Drive-by download attacks occur when a user accidentally visits a website infected with malware, causing the malware to be downloaded and installed on the user's computer without their knowledge.

With social engineering, bad guys lure users into downloading malicious files disguised as legitimate software. It can be seen that attackers are becoming more and more sophisticated. They disguise malicious code to bypass static analysis and simulation tools.

Although web threats have decreased, the number of users attacked by malware, spread through removable storage devices such as USBs, CDs and DVDs (local threats) is still worrying.

Kaspersky detected 21,896,537 local attacks in Vietnam in Q2 2024, down slightly from 37.5% (30,909,482) in the same period in 2023.

This shows the urgent need for comprehensive security solutions that go beyond the scope of traditional antivirus software as before.

Firewalls, anti-rootkit tools, and the ability to control removable storage devices are indispensable layers of protection to prevent the risk of infection via offline devices.

Data from the global cybersecurity firm also shows growing concerns about the origin of attacks. The proportion of attacks originating from servers located in Vietnam increased slightly from 0.05% in Q2/2023 to 0.06% in Q2/2024.

Source: https://laodong.vn/cong-nghe/ti-le-de-doa-an-ninh-mang-tai-viet-nam-o-muc-cao-1393322.ldo