Cyber police in the capital city use advanced technology to investigate cybercrime (Photo: congan.hanoi.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Software and legal documents on cybercrimeprevention will soon be launched in Vietnam.
As part of a project on increasing prevention ofcybercrime until 2030, a censorship system including software thatidentifies, blocks, collects and processes misleading information on theinternet will soon be launched in the country.
Software that prevents personal computers from accessing websitescontaining misleading information, and an investigation system that analysesmethods used by cyber criminals to conduct cybercrime, will also be developed.
The project was recently approved by the Ministry ofInformation and Communications (MIC). It aims at achieving the goals outlinedin a national strategy on cybercrime prevention in the 2016-25 period, with avision to 2030.
As part of the project, MIC will collaborate with other ministriesand sectors to develop communication plans and messages on mass media, atschools and in families to raise awareness on cybercrime prevention, especiallyteaching young people to filter out inappropriate information online.
A system of legal documents on cybercrime prevention will bedeveloped, which includes stricter measures against cybercrime, policies ononline information management, and preferential policies that encourage thedevelopment of online services by Vietnamese IT enterprises.
The project will also help strengthen the ability of informationtechnology (IT) inspectors and investigators on fighting against cybercrime.
It also aims to identify, investigate and handle 100 percent ofcases that perpetuate misleading information, as well as strengtheninginternational and transnational collaboration on online information management.
A board of directors will be formed to direct and oversee theimplementation of the project, with a MIC Deputy Minister as chairman andleaders of concerned authorities as board members.
MIC has requested concerned ministries, sectors and local authoritiesto collaborate and create favourable conditions for the implementation of theproject and cybercrime prevention activities.-VNA
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Cyber police in the capital city use advanced technology to investigate cybercrime (Photo: congan.hanoi.gov.vn) 
