The Center has the task of acting as the focal point to coordinate and coordinate with agencies, organizations and enterprises to participate in technical and technology-related support and cooperation to support the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic; design, build, manage, operate, monitor, ensure safety and network security for technology platforms and systems for Covid-19 prevention and control. Unified management, centralized connection and distribution of electronic medical declaration data, domestic movement declaration data, people’s reflection data, quarantine point data and access control data quarantine points between technology systems for Covid-19 prevention and control. One of the tasks of the Center is unified management, centralized connection and data distribution between technology systems for Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control. The Center is also responsible for developing or receiving new technology solutions in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic; serving the requirements of using technology to support the medical profession of the Ministry of Health; supporting technical requirements, guiding the implementation of technological measures for ministries, sectors and localities in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic. At the same time, urge the application of technology systems and platforms to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic as well as perform a number of other tasks as assigned by the Minister of Information and Communications. Having a flexible working structure, not an administrative organization, no additional organization or staff, besides the Director, in charge of general administration is the Deputy Director in charge of the Department of Informatization (Ministry of Information and Communications). ) also invited medical experts and technology experts to participate as the National Center for Technology for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, as core members. Specifically, the Ministry of Information and Communications invited a representative from the IT Department (Ministry of Health) to be the Deputy Director of the National Center for Technology for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. This expert is in charge of connecting between technology and health stakeholders, based on the anti-epidemic practice, proposing specific issues and requirements (head of the article) that need IT tools to support the Ministry of Health. directing the organization of building IT and software solutions to meet the set requirements. The Ministry of Information and Communications also invited Mr. Tran Dac Phu, an advisor of the Vietnam Center for Emergency Response to Public Health Events, to join the Center as a member, in charge of professional advisory work. Besides, the Center also has other core members of the Department of Telecommunication, Department of Information Security, National Center for Electronic Authentication (Ministry of Information and Communications); leading a number of businesses…as a permanent member. The National Center for Technology for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has an assistant department, a professional and technical department consisting of cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees of the following departments: Informatization, Telecommunications, Security information and digital technology enterprises in Vietnam. Depending on the job requirements, the Department of Informatics submits to the Leaders of the Ministry of Information and Communications to add core members of the Center.

Timmy TV channel interface on May 27. The Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City has sanctioned and asked to close this channel before May 28. (Screenshots) On the afternoon of May 27, the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City issued a document to sanction the subject who established and provided the YouTube channel Timmy TV, forcing the channel to be closed before May 28. Mr. Nguyen Duc Tho, Chief Inspector of the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City, said that Timmy TV channel was administratively fined 15 million VND for the act of: Providing information on the network environment, affecting the public Children’s healthy findings and Information with superstitious content and horror, horror content. These two violations are sanctioned under Points b and c, Clause 1, Article 101, Decree 15/2020 stipulating penalties for administrative violations in the fields of post, telecommunications, radio frequencies, and technology. information and electronic transactions. Channels YouTube Timmy TV started on February 20, 2018, posted over 700 videos and had more than 772,000 subscribers. Timmy TV is under the management of Hero Media, a media company specializing in producing videos introducing games for children. As a YouTube channel aimed at child viewers, this channel regularly posts a lot of creepy, horror videos, even promoting superstition, superstition, not suitable for the people’s fine customs and traditions. race, adversely affecting the psycho-physiological development of children. Before this phenomenon, many parents have reported to the Child Protection Hotline 111. Department of Children (Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs) has sent an official letter to the Information Security Department (Ministry of Information and Communications), Department of Cybersecurity and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Ministry of Public Security). check and take measures to block, remove, delete channels and handle according to regulations to protect children in cyberspace. Since the channel owner resides in Ho Chi Minh City, the case has been transferred to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications for handling.

Covid-19 epidemiological information mapping software Lang Son. Regarding the Covid-19 prevention support effect of the CovidMaps map, the map provides Covid-19 epidemiological information to help people not to move to hot spots, avoid infection. People can see centralized isolation points, medical isolation areas and local disease control checkpoints displayed on the map in real time. The CovidMaps map also informs the living area and contact location of Covid-19 patients within 14 days. This helps people easily identify the route of people infected with Covid-19 and concentrated isolation points to not move to. According to reviews, the information displayed on the map is quite intuitive and detailed. With concentrated isolation points, the warning section will show the time of application, the maximum number of receptions, the number of people in quarantine and the number that can be received more. When people have a need to find the places where the Covid-19 patient has been with the exact time, the system will look up the patient’s epidemiological information by number. In addition, the digital map also displays a list of patients by number or initials along with basic personal information such as year of birth, gender, health status and where they are being treated. The digital map is displayed very specifically, on the screen there are annotations for each icon such as the isolation area, the patient’s home area, the epidemic control checkpoint… for people to easily grasp, do not move to. Yesterday (May 24), the People’s Committee of Lang Son province launched the Covid-19 epidemiological information mapping software (CovidMaps) in Lang Son province. To use this digital map, users need to access the address https://covidmaps.langson.gov.vn. Lang Son is the 9th province in the country to provide the Covid-19 epidemiological map tool. Epidemiological information on the CovidMaps map provided by the Lang Son Health Department in real time, the Lang Son Department of Information and Communications is constantly updated, ensuring information is provided to the community and people quickly and timely. time; In addition, people can send feedback and suggestions through the application, the system… Step 1: Visit https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or download directly at App Store or CH Play. Step 2: Once downloaded, the application will ask for permission to use Bluetooth to record contact with other users who have installed Bluezone. If Bluetooth is not already on, drag the status bar and turn on Bluetooth; or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: Once the installation is done, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the application will automatically identify these users and put them in the contact list.

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.

The Children’s Department has written to request the Information Security Department to verify and handle Timmy TV channel for posting information that adversely affects children. (Photo: Internet) Accordingly, Timmy TV is a YouTube channel aimed at children, but it publishes a lot of scary, horror videos, even promoting superstitions, superstitions, not suitable for pure aesthetics. traditions of the nation, adversely affecting the psycho-physiological development of children. Currently, the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information said that the Department has collected information and evidence, transferred it to the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City to work, strictly handled illegal acts of the owner. Timmy TV channel. Timmy TV channel often publishes videos and clips with toxic, superstitious, horror and creepy content and images, affecting the healthy development of children. (Screenshots) (Screenshots) At the same time, the Department will consider and request YouTube to remove the channel even though the channel’s dangerous content has been set to private mode, hidden from viewers. In response to the reaction of the viewer community and the request to delete and remove many videos with harmful, superstitious, horror and creepy content on the YouTube channel Timmy TV of the authorities, the owner of this YouTube channel broadcast a clip asking viewer error. YouTube channel owner Timmy TV broadcast a clip apologizing to viewers. (Photo: Internet) “I have also sat down to reflect and review my actions. I realize that’s the wrong move… I have been irresponsible in managing and producing videos, works, and finished products for you to see, but it is content that is not suitable for your age. I have influenced a part of the spirit of the children. Because you are the ones who have supported me and watched my channel a lot…”, the owner of the Timmy TV channel said in the video titled “Timmy apologizes to everyone”. The owner of the Timmy TV channel said that in this she was completely wrong, and did not take any action to justify her wrongdoing. (Photo: Internet) The owner of the Timmy TV channel also said that in this she was completely wrong, and did not take any action to justify her wrongdoing. The way to fix it is that the channel has now deleted all bad videos, with content that may affect young viewers. In the near future, Timmy TV will not produce and upload videos to the channel. The owner of this YouTube channel also said that there have been many fake Timmy TV channels on the Internet, and it is not her doing. Many images, stories of gore and violence are included in previous videos of Timmy TV channel. (Screenshot / Lao Dong Newspaper) Finally, the owner of the Timmy TV channel apologized to “uncle, brothers and sisters, parents who are parents” for having children affected by video content on Timmy TV channel.