LAW 24
ON
CYBERSECURITY
Dated 12 June 2018
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
General Provisions ........................................................................................................................................... 1
Article 1
Governing scope .................................................................................................................. 1
Article 2
Definitions ............................................................................................................................ 1
Article 3
State policies on cybersecurity ............................................................................................ 2
Article 4
Principles of cybersecurity protection .................................................................................. 3
Article 5
Measures for cybersecurity protection ................................................................................. 3
Article 6
Protection of national cyberspace........................................................................................ 4
Article 7
International cooperation on cybersecurity .......................................................................... 4
Article 8
Conduct which is strictly prohibited...................................................................................... 5
Article 9
Dealing with breaches of the law on cybersecurity.............................................................. 6
CHAPTER 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Protection of Cybersecurity of Information Systems Critical for National Security ................................. 6
Article 10 Information systems critical for national security ................................................................. 6
Article 11 Evaluation of cybersecurity of information systems critical for national security ................. 7
Article 12 Assessment of cybersecurity conditions of information systems critical for national
security................................................................................................................................. 7
Article 13 Inspections [audit] of cybersecurity of information systems critical for national security..... 8
Article 14 Supervision of cybersecurity of information systems critical for national security ............... 9
Article 15 Responding to and remedying any cybersecurity incident on an information system
critical for national security ................................................................................................ 10
CHAPTER 3 ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
Prevention of and Dealing with an Infringement of Cybersecurity ........................................................... 11
Article 16 Prevention of and dealing with information in cyberspace with contents being
propaganda against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; information contents which incite
riots, disrupt security or cause public disorder; which cause embarrassment or are
slanderous; or which violate economic management order .............................................. 11
Article 17 Prevention of and combatting cyberespionage; and protection of information classified
as State secret, work secrets, business secrets, personal secrets, family secrets and
private life in cyberspace ................................................................................................... 12
Article 18 Prevention of and combatting use of cyberspace, information technology and electronic
media in order to breach the law on national security, social order and safety ................. 13
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