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PRESS RELEASE SECURITY WORLD 2009 CONFERENCE & SHOWCASE 24-25 March 2009, Hanoi Daewoo Hotel Hanoi, 24th March 2009, the 4th Security World 2009 Conference and Showcase will be held on 24-25 March, 2009 in Hanoi and co-organized by General Department of Technology - Ministry of Public Security (MoPS), Vietnam Computer Emergency Response (VNCERT) – Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and International Data Group (IDG Vietnam). “Secure your organization in an insecure era” Featuring this theme, Security World 2009 will mention the hottest issues of information security in economic downturn era. In a volatile economy, enterprises are facing higher security threats, from cyber crime attacks to theft of valuable corporate information. The vital question for organizations is how to establish an effective information security strategy which ensures business continuity within tightened budgets. According to McAfee (2009) companies worldwide lost about $1 trillion due to intellectual property theft and Information System damages. Three main reasons for data leakage and system breach are: cost cutting caused by neglect of security system; growing attacks of hi-tech criminals and corporate insiders. McAfee forecasts that the tightening economic context will accelerate data theft incidents. BKISInformation Security facts in Vietnam The Cyber world has gradually became a virtual society, implying lots of security risks. According to Department of IT, General Department of Technology, MoPS (E15), numerous security vulnerabilities exist in Vietnam, nearly 60 millions computers have been infected by virus. There were 416 website hacking incidents while international hackers accounted for 251 incidents. Bkis research released that virus strain soared 5 times higher against 2007, several tens websites have been attacked each month. 40 cases related to hi-tech crimes which incurred loss of 30 thousands million VND (10 times in comparison to damage in 2007). BKISMr. Nguyen Tu Quang, Director of Bkis commented that: “After two silent years, IT crimes have come back, there have been instances of attacks such as P.A Vietnam company domain theft, Techcombank website hacking, DDos attack,…Last year, the outbreak of virus was regarded as a remarkable concern in Vietnam as malicious code booms on daily basis. Apart from the proliferation of viruses, the applied technology for virus production and malware distribution has been growing rampantly. Virus coders have been engaging increasingly in fraud and black-money making.” This situation stems from insufficient awareness of information security and ineffective investment and implementation of security strategies. An information security in enterprises survey (based on international standards) was conduted by VNCERT. It showed that 40% of respondents have no firewall, 70% did not set up any security disaster recovery system, and 85% of enterprises were without an information security strategy. Security World 2009 Conference and Showcase ”Security World is an annual event co-organized by Ministry of Public Security and partners which aims to seek solutions and technology for public security demand and national requirement in security fields such as: networking security, data protection, surveillance system, hi-tech crime prevention...The event has become a prestigious and high profile forum for IT experts, CEOs, CIOs of governmental institutes and enterprises.”- Mr. Dang Van Hieu, Vice Minister of Public Security. The event comes up with critical issues in National Information Security Strategy and Technology Platform for Public Security as follows:
“National Information Strategy Plan” conducted by Strategy Institute and VNCERT, MIC would be officially released in conference of Security World 2009 through presentation of Mr Vu Quoc Khanh, Director VNCERT . Mr. Vic Mankotia, Vice President, Sales and Engineering, Asia Pacific and Japan, Symantec Corporation will give professional advice for national information security infrastructure by introducing solutions for “Protecting the Critical Information Infrastructure”. Adapting “National Information Security Strategy” session, a presentation of Ms. Elaine Lee - Senior Financial Analyst IDC Malaysia will deliver assessment, analyses and forecast the trends in security investments in APAC in sinking economy. In 2009 IDC believes security spending will slow down at varying rates in different markets, as affected by the economic environment, yet spending on Information Security will remain stronger than other IT areas because of compliance and business requirements. Security World 2009 will be held in the context of IT budget cuts included security spending due to the pressure of an economic downturn. Hence, the event will focus on awareness improvement, practices exchange and solutions introduction aim to establish effective security strategy for IT and telecommunication system of institutes and enterprises in turmoil economy. Mr. Tran Nguyen Vu, Deputy Director, Department of Financial Informatics and Statistics, Ministry of Finance considers “The information security strategy is not merely network security infrastructure. It also encompasses security policies, compliance controls as well as solutions at both physical and network levels”. Session “Information Security Strategy for Enterprises and Organizations” hosted by Ministry of Finance will dig into issues: Information Security Policies, Information Security Management System (ISMS), Risk Evaluation and Classification, products and solutions for Risk Evaluation and Management. The session is organized specifically for CIOs, CSOs and information security executives in organizations and enterprises. Mr. Wong Kang Yeong, SonicWALL will share “10 Strategies to Optimize IT Spending in an Economic Downturn” BkisEconomic recession has become foundation for new attacks which target cyber network, data of enterprises in financial, banking and online payment for illicit money earning. Besides, emerging hi-tech crime in Vietnam will continue their assault on information system of government. These issues will be digged in “Network Security and Data Protection” by assessment, analyses and sharing solutions, practices of Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Public Security, State Bank of Vietnam, commercial banks: Techcombank, Vietinbank…and leading providers such as: Symantec, CE-Infosys, Bkis, PineApp, Procxima. According to Ministry of Public Security, in the first quarter of 2009, 42 websites have been attacked via security vulnerabilities. Among them, there were many websites register .gov.vn, edu.vn domain. Therefore, taking place in second day, the session will concentrate on two growing concerns in Vietnam: .VN domain name and DNS Security and Security for Wireless Network (Wifi-Wimax). Being a current concern as well as controversial issue in Vietnam, “Authentication and Digital Certification” plays a key role in electronic commerce. However, the recent upsurge of financial fraud has brought a new set of challenges to authentication systems which is at the most fragile phase. The Law of Electronic Transaction and related guiding statutes of authentication and digital certification (ADC) have been released. Especially the Ministry of Information and Communication prescribed 6 compulsory criteria for authentication and digital signature. Those are initial steps for electronic trade implementation in Vietnam. The presence of the National Centre for Digital Signature Certification, Ministry of Information and Communications, experts from Vietnam Government Information Security Commission, Ministry of Home Affairs, State Bank of Vietnam and solutions, products providers: Netrus, Nacencomm, VDC, Digicom, underlines the importance of ADC in the symposium at Security World 2009. Together with the main conference, Security World 2009 also showcases the latest software systems, tools, equipment and solutions on Anti-Virus/Spam/Spyware, Data Management and Storage, Security Compliance Control, Web Security Appliances, Surveillance and Identity Management …Vendors and exhibitors will be from noted international vendors: Symantec, IBM, CE Infosys, Checkpoint (Misoft), Nokia (M.Tech), Tumbleweed, PineApp, Secure Metric, Amigo, Bkav Pro and AVP.
Security World 2009 official website is at : www.securityworld.com.vn Ms. Pham Ngoc Tram Anh PR & Media Coordinator IDG Vietnam Suite 306, Hanesc Building, 152 Thuy Khue St., Hanoi Tel: 04 3728 0180 ext 15/ Fax: 04 6266 0515 Mobile: 0983 843 112 Email: anh_pham@idg.com.vn |
