The birth of digital platforms that support information security is identified as an important turning point in digital transformation activities in terms of management and implementation of information system security at different levels. and respond to network information security incidents.
According to the Department of Information Security, in the past, the central agency used platforms to manage and receive reports from localities, but now 3 digital platforms provide tools for local specialized units to use. Local authorities can manage the state and enforce laws with affiliated departments, branches, branches, district and commune levels. This is a fundamental new point of using digital platforms, ensuring unity, synchronization, throughout from central to local levels.
Will rank ministries and provinces on ensuring information system security
Notably, in Directive 09 dated February 23 on compliance with legal regulations and enhancing information system security by level, the Prime Minister directed ministries, branches, localities and businesses to Enterprises and state organizations regularly and effectively use information security support platforms provided by the Ministry of Information and Communications to gradually digitally transform state management activities and enforce security laws. All network information within management scope.
To support agencies, organizations, and businesses in implementing information security activities conveniently, effectively, and synchronously from central to local levels, the Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Information and Communications to develop and disseminate , training to use and maintain the operation of support platforms to ensure information security.
The Ministry of Information and Communications is also responsible for organizing the assessment and ranking of information system security assurance work at the level of ministries, branches and localities, through the management support platform to ensure information system security. trust by level.
Digital platforms developed by the Ministry of Information and Communications provide tools for ministries, branches and localities to manage and monitor information security within their management scope. (Illustration photo: M.Quyet)
In the 2024 orientation, the Ministry of Information and Communications, directly the Department of Information Security, has also requested ministries, branches and localities to focus on effective use of digital platforms.
In addition to the 3 platforms provided last year, it is expected that this year, with the goal of supporting ministries, branches and localities to deploy information security more uniformly, synchronously, conveniently and effectively, It is expected that this year, the Information Security Department will continue to provide a number of other platforms such as a platform to assess the maturity level of incident response teams; practical combat training support platform; or a management and detection and early warning platform for information security risks…
Sharing more about the benefits of ministries, branches and localities when using digital platforms to support information security, a representative of the Information Security Department said that according to assessments, currently many agencies, All state organizations are facing a shortage of personnel, tools, funding, capacity and information security experience. Therefore, effectively taking advantage of the functions of digital platforms is a solution to help units compensate for the above deficiencies, especially solving the problem of lack of high-quality information security personnel. .