Hackers in Vietnam are on the rise

In the context of complicated epidemic developments, many organizations, businesses and individuals working remotely, working from home, are creating an environment for bad guys to exploit vulnerabilities, attack, and steal information. …

Illustration. The cybersecurity situation has undergone drastic changes in recent times, especially in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic and the trend of remote working. This manifests itself in large-scale and increasingly complex attacks. Hackers perform an average of 50 million password attacks per day, 579 attacks per second. AGAINST MALWARE AND RAMSOMWARE WITH DEVELOPMENT Microsoft’s telemetry results released over the weekend showed that the prevalence of malware and ransomware infections in Asia-Pacific has been increasing over the past 18 months, stretching back to before the Covid-19 pandemic. -19 outbreak to date. Specifically, in Australia it is 23%; China is 80%; India 15%; Japan 16%; New Zealand 19%, Singapore 43%, Hong Kong 38%, South Korea 22%, Malaysia 2%, Philippines 15%, Taiwan 16%, Thailand 3% and Vietnam 7%. Among them, Indonesia alone has a 24% decrease in malware infection rate. The number of cyber attacks and the number of Vietnamese IP addresses in botnets increased in March 2021 due to hackers taking advantage of the increasing demand for Internet use by users as well as people’s interest in translation information. Covid-19. During the same period, the number of ransomware infections (a subset of malware) also increased by 453% in Australia; China (463%); India (100%); Japan (541%); New Zealand (825%); Singapore (296%), Hong Kong (179%), Indonesia (31%), South Korea (64%), Malaysia (72%), Philippines (70%), Taiwan (407%), Thailand (6%) ). This figure in Vietnam is recorded at 15%. In Vietnam, in March 2021 alone, the Information Security Administration recorded 491 incidents of cyber attacks on information systems, an increase of 8.15% compared to February 2021. In which, the number of Malware attacks is 180, while Phishing and Deface attacks are 164 and 147, respectively. In the first quarter of 2021, although compared to the same period in 2020, the number of cyberattacks causing problems on information systems decreased by 20%, but from the beginning of 2021 to now, the number of cyberattack incidents has decreased by 20%. is still in an uptrend. Experts believe that the reason for the increase in the number of cyberattacks and the number of Vietnamese IP addresses in botnets in March 2021 was because hackers took advantage of users’ increasing demand for Internet use as well as the interest People’s attention to information about Covid-19 epidemic. Therefore, the number of Phishing and Malware attacks on systems has increased to cheat, destroy and steal information illegally… It can be seen that, in the context of complicated epidemic developments, when more and more organizations, businesses and individual users work remotely, work from home, they are creating an environment for bad guys to exploit vulnerabilities, Attacks, information theft, large-scale cyberattacks take place in Vietnam and around the world. ABOUT 3.5 MILLION SECURITY PROFESSIONALS IN 2021 Experts say that even as more people begin returning to the office, hybrid work is forecast to remain the norm in the future. According to Forrester, as people gradually settle into a new working model after the pandemic, we will still see an increase in the proportion of employees working remotely compared to before the pandemic, at 300%. And the current Job Trends Index report shows that 53% of respondents in Asia plan to move to a new place because they can work remotely, compared to 46 percent globally. %. That change has been demanding an urgent need for new security solutions to meet the way of working, especially when the network of organizations is no longer limited to the “office wall”. This requires a very different mindset from the traditional “network is the border” and “device protection” approaches. Organizations and businesses need to take data and authentication as the center. While there are many other ways to secure these days, addressing identity, authentication, and information management issues is still critical. Experts have pointed out 4 main pillars to protect users against new work era cyber threats, including: identity protection, Zero Trust mindset, cloud application, and resource investment. security personnel. The network of organizations is no longer limited to the “office wall”. This requires a very different mindset from the traditional “network is the border” and “device protection” approaches. As recent attacks have shown, identity will be the “battlefield” for future attacks. Microsoft Vice President of Security, Compliance, and Identity Vasu Jakkal said that, in a world where identity is the new battleground, adopting a Zero Trust strategy has become a must for businesses. Karma. The hybrid workplace is virtually borderless, so it’s important to establish protective “barriers” around identities and devices. As part of his journey to building a Zero Trust mindset, the expert emphasized that “passwordless authentication will be the trend of the future and that transformation will be seen this year”. Besides the application of technology, experts also emphasize the special importance of people and skills in ensuring information security of each business organization. However, the lack of security professionals and the lack of diversity in security teams are two weaknesses that attackers will find to hit next year, the expert said. It is estimated that the information security industry will be short of about 3.5 million security professionals this year.