3. The measures to deal with a dangerous cybersecurity situation comprise: (a) Immediate implementation of emergency plans for prevention and response, and preventing, excluding or mitigating loss and damage caused by such dangerous situation; (b) Sending a notice to relevant agencies, organizations and individuals; (c) Collecting relevant information; and continuous monitoring and supervision of such dangerous situation; (d) Analysing and assessing information about and forecasts of possible affects and the scope of affect and the level of loss and damage caused by such dangerous situation; (dd) Ceasing provision of network information in specific areas or disconnecting international network gateways; (e) Arranging forces and equipment to prevent and eliminate the dangerous situation; (g) Other measures as stipulated in the Law on National Security. 4. A dangerous cybersecurity situation shall be dealt with as follows: (a) Any agency, organization or individual which discovers a dangerous cybersecurity situation must promptly notify the CTF and immediately apply the measures prescribed in sub-clauses (a) and (b) of clause 3 above; (b) The Prime Minister of the Government shall consider and make a decision on, or authorize the Minister of Public Security to consider and make a decision on dealing with any dangerous cybersecurity situation throughout the entire country or in each locality or for a specific target. The Prime Minister of the Government shall consider and make a decision on, or authorize the Minister of National Defence to consider and make a decision on dealing with any dangerous cybersecurity situation occurring to military information systems and cipher information systems under the Government Cipher Committee; (c) The CTF shall preside over coordination with relevant agencies, organizations and individuals to apply the measures prescribed in clause 3 above to deal with the dangerous cybersecurity situation; (d) Relevant agencies, organizations and individuals are responsible to coordinate with the CTF to implement measures to prevent and deal with any dangerous cybersecurity situation. Article 22 Fighting to protect cybersecurity 1. Fighting to protect cybersecurity means an organized activity conducted by a CTF in cyberspace in order to protect national security and ensure social order and safety. 2. Items of fighting to protect cybersecurity comprise: (a) Keeping track of the situation relating to national security protective activities; (b) Preventing and combating attacks, and protecting the stable operation of information systems critical for national security; (c) Paralyzing or restricting the use of cyberspace when such use causes harm to national security or causes particularly serious harm to social order and safety; (d) Proactively attacking and neutralizing targets in cyberspace in order to protect national security and ensure social order and safety.  Allens - Vietnam Laws Online Database on www.vietnamlaws.com 16

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