According to the National Cyber Security Association, industrial control systems, autonomous vehicles, and drones will be new targets for hackers next year.
The National Cyber Security Association said that in 2025, Vietnam will continue to face major cybersecurity challenges, especially when many important political, economic and diplomatic events are expected to take place during the year.
“There will be many cyber attacks with espionage and sabotage elements. Cyber attack techniques are increasingly sophisticated and diverse, and cyber weapons are equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to increase the ability to detect and exploit vulnerabilities,” a representative of the National Cyber Security Association predicted.
The main forms of attack are still APT, spyware and ransomware. Industrial control systems, autonomous vehicles and drones will be new targets for hackers.
In addition, the emergence of supercomputers and quantum chips with extremely large computing capabilities opens up opportunities but also brings with it great challenges for network security, especially challenges for encryption systems and algorithms.
The rise in the value of cryptocurrencies can increase the risk of cyber attacks, especially cryptocurrency theft through e-wallets, exchanges or ransom payments in cryptocurrencies.
Businesses and organizations will have to invest more heavily in advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence solutions and cybersecurity intelligence to improve early detection and response capabilities.
In 2024, agencies and businesses in Vietnam will continuously face many serious challenges in cyberspace, especially a significant increase in the number and scale of attacks. Many serious incidents have occurred, targeting large businesses and organizations such as VNDirect, PVOIL, Vietnam Post and medical and educational facilities... showing that any field can be the target of cybercrime.
According to a report by the National Cyber Security Association, up to 46.15% of agencies and businesses said they had been attacked at least once in the past year, of which 6.77% were attacked regularly. The total number of cyber attacks in the year is estimated at more than 659,000. According to a report by the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (A05), Ministry of Public Security, there were more than 74,000 cyber attack warnings for key units alone, including 83 APT targeted attack campaigns.
Mr. Vu Ngoc Son, Head of Technology Department, National Cyber Security Association said: “The current state of cyber attacks poses an urgent need to raise awareness and invest in advanced cyber security solutions.
It is necessary to promote close cooperation between the government, businesses and the technology community, quickly complete the legal corridor and share information promptly. These are decisive factors to protect national cyberspace and create a solid foundation for development in the digital age."
VN (according to Capital Security)