In Vietnam, the Vietnam Cybersecurity Emergency Response Teams/Coordination Centre (VNCERT/CC) under the Ministry of Information and Communications conducted a drill in Hanoi, which was connected with other sites.

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Nguyen Duc Tuan, Acting Director of VNCERT/CC, points to complex and sophisticated cyberattacks. (Photo: Vietnamnet)

Nguyen Duc Tuan, acting director of the center, pointed to complex and sophisticated cyberattacks, and stressed the significance of the ACID 2023 which aims to enhance skills for forces in charge of ensuring information safety and handling relevant incidents.

The program also contributes to strengthening cooperation and experience exchange in this field, and raising public awareness of emerging trends of cyberattacks, he added.

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Agencies and units join the drills. (Photo: Vietnamnet)

Hosted by Singapore since 2006, ACID is an annual exercise that aims to strengthen the cybersecurity preparedness and collaboration between CERTs in ASEAN member states, as well as the five dialogue countries.

VNCERT is a member of the Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT). It comprises 124 units employing 500 technicians. The center has detected millions of IP addresses which were infected and controlled by host computers outside of Vietnam.

Source: VNA