This Law consists of seven chapters and 43 articles regulating activities to protect national security and ensure social order and safety in cyberspace; and the responsibilities of relevant agencies, organizations and individuals.
Cyber security is defined as ensuring that activities in cyberspace do not harm national security, social order and safety, and the legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals.
Cyber security protection is the prevention, detection, containment, and handling of violations in this field.
Prohibited acts
Users are prohibited from using cyberspace to perform the following acts:
- Organizing, operating, colluding, inciting, bribing, deceiving, enticing, training, and coaching people to oppose the state; distorting history, denying revolutionary achievements, sabotaging the great national unity bloc, insulting religion, discriminating based on gender, racism;….
- False information causes confusion among the people, damages socio-economic activities, causes difficulties for the operations of state agencies or public servants, and infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of other organizations and individuals.
- Prostitution, social evils, human trafficking; posting obscene, depraved, criminal information; destroying national traditions and customs, social morality, public health, etc.
Foreign enterprises must store data in Vietnam
Domestic and foreign enterprises providing services on telecommunications networks and the Internet in Vietnam must verify information when users register for digital accounts; and secure user information and accounts. Enterprises must provide user information to the specialized cybersecurity force under the Ministry of Public Security upon written request to serve the investigation and handling of violations of cybersecurity laws.
Domestic and foreign enterprises that collect, exploit, analyze, and process data on personal information, data on service user relationships, and data generated by service users in Vietnam must store this data in Vietnam for the period prescribed by the Government. Foreign enterprises involved in the above fields are required to establish branches or representative offices in Vietnam.
The Law on Cyber Security takes effect from January 1, 2019.