In April 2019, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) started developing an omnibus data protection decree as a sub-legislation to the Cybersecurity Law. This reflects the Government’s goal of developing a comprehensive legal framework regarding data protection that is in line with international standards. On 27 December 2019, the MPS…
Further to the initial Draft Decree detailing certain articles of the Law on Cybersecurity, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) released the revised draft decree (Draft Decree) in August, guiding the implementation of the Law on Cybersecurity (LOCS) which, among other things, adds a new definition of service users in…
The National Assembly of Vietnam passed the Law on Cybersecurity on 12 June 2018. This Law will take effect on 1 January 2019.
Following the release of the 15th draft on the Law on Cybersecurity in January, the National Assembly recently published the 16th draft on its website for public consultation that has further updated the local offices and data localization requirements for offshore telecommunications and Internet service providers.
The Vietnamese Government issued Decision No5 and Circular No 20 setting the basic framework for reporting and responding to cyber security information incidents.