VIETNAM: The Impacts of Cyber CrimeBrian Osgood, Kinsey McFadden, & Leilani Soliven

Problem Statement

“Vietnam must reduce cyber security vulnerabilities through strict governmental policies to improve trust and strengthen regional security partnerships.”

Interesting Facts…”Fun Facts”…Became 150th member of the World Trade Organization in 2007, after waiting

12 years to join Largest exporter of cashews in the world, and the second largest exporter of

rice.Although Vietnam is a developing country, it has a literacy rate of 94%.Among all developing countries, Vietnam has one of the lowest unemployment

rates.10 Million motor bikes travel on the roads of every day.Ruou ran (snake wine), rice wine with a pickled snake inside, allegedly can cure

any sickness.The most common surname in Vietnam is Nguyen.The Vietnamese keep potbelly pigs as pets.The Vietnamese language has six different tones. A change in tone changes the

meaning ofVietnam is about 8 times the size of Switzerland Twice the size of Arizona. Iced tea is free in most restaurants. Some have hot tea; others have both.When Vietnamese drink tea or water (or anything), they always leave 5 to 10%

in the cup after drinking. They don’t empty their cups.Vietnamese don’t take a shower in the morning. They take a shower/ bath in the

evening.

Why Cyber Security Matters?Government Corruption

DomesticInternational

International Integration – ASEAN, WTO, TPP, etc

Financial Stability

Policies to Address IssuePolicy#1: Treaty & Partnership with Other Countries

Legal actionsRules and Regulations

Policy #2: Create Cyber Assurance Command GroupMinimize Cyber AttacksEnforce Policies for Organizations to safeguard data

Information assurance Network security

Statistics (2012)

Population

Users 2000

Users 2012 Internet% Pop

Users % Asia

Facebook Users

91,519,289 200,000 31,034,900 33.90% 2.90% 10,669,880

Growing Internet use Increase in Cybercrime33.9% of Population uses the Internet7th Top Internet Country in AsiaRanked 172nd out of 179 in RSF’s (Reports Without Borders)

Edges Syria, North Korea, and ChinaGrowing Hacking and Malware Attacks

70 million+ computers infected with viruses (200,000/day)2,245 Government sites attacked or hacked (187 /month) Ranked 5th among 10 countries at highest risk of having

Information Security Breached.

Source: InternetWorldStats

Recommendation: Policy #2

“To Establish Cyber Assurance Command Group to enforce strict policies to reduce cyber security vulnerabilities in Vietnam.”

Implementing best practices to modernize technological infrastructure.i.e. Hackers use new methods and advanced techniques to attack

websitesImprove competitive advantages with training and awareness.Enforce Rules & Regulations to ensure information & network security.

Questions?

RESOURCE: http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats3.htm