Raising Awareness on Cybersecurity and Safe Computing

The US Embassy in Hanoi, the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT), the American Chamber of Commerce and the Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA), teamed up to raise public awareness on emerging threats in cyberspace on September 18, 2012.

Speakers from both the US and Vietnamese governments discussed how they are working to keep critical infrastructure safe from cybercriminals. US Ambassador David Shear noted that the seminar on cybersecurity and safe computing highlights how the use of unlicensed, pirated and counterfeit software makes computer users more vulnerable to the many emerging threats in cyberspace. 

 

Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Director General of VNCERT, noted in an official statement, “This is the first time VNISA and AmCham have coordinated to organize a seminar on cyber security with the sponsorship of VNCERT and the US Embassy. Information security and safety is critical in this era of rapid technological development and global information connectivity.”

 

Speaking at the seminar, Peter Fowler, the US Patent and Trademark Office Regional IPR Attaché noted, “As more intellectual property crime shifts to online activity and organized criminal organizations involved in credit card fraud and identity theft lure consumers with pirated and counterfeit goods sites, stronger laws and systems against cybercrime are essential for any government to have in place to protect business and its citizens.”