Symposium talks information security in businesses
More than 450 experts in information security and representatives of businesses sought measures to ensure cyber information safety at a symposium held by Trend Micro in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31 and August 1.
HCM City(VNA) – More than 450 experts in information security and representatives ofbusinesses sought measures to ensure cyber information safety at a symposium heldby Trend Micro in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31 and August 1.
Speaking at theSecurity Trends 2018, Dhanya Thakkar, Vice President in Asia-Pacific, MiddleEast and Africa of Trend Micro, a global leader in enterprise data security andcyber security solutions, said losses caused by each data leak resulted in aloss of 4 million USD in 2017, the highest ever number.
The incidents havealso threatened stock value, corporate prestige and customer trust, he said.
Jaruwan Roekphichayayothin,Trend Micro Director in Vietnam, said in the face of global cyber securityrisks, the symposium aims to help those working in information security getupdates on methods to safeguard digital technology infrastructure andadminister technological risks facing organisations and enterprises.
Participants pointedout that Vietnamese firms have become the target of cyber attacks during itsdigitalisation of data.
At the same time, theyhave to face a shortage of personnel in high-level IT administration,especially those with international certificates in this field.
However, thebusinesses’ investments in information security remain low due to theirfinancial difficulties as well as their limited awareness of the importance ofinformation safety, delegates said.
According to TrendMicro, Vietnamese firms should prioritise ensuring information safety forclients, servers and the network.
The company’s lateststatistics revealed that 94 percent of cyber security threats in Vietnam arefound in email and mostransomware attacks aim at online banks. Ransomware threats in Vietnam accountfor 8 percent of the global number.-VNA
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At the event (Source: VNA) 
