Vietnam: Responsibilities to settle and overcome information safety-related incidents

According to Article 42 of Decree No. 64/2007/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, responsibilities to settle and overcome information safety-related incidents of state agencies are specified as follows:

1. Responsibilities of state agencies when their information infrastructure has information safety- related incidents:

- To apply all measure to remedy and minimize damage caused by the incidents, make reports to their direct superior agency;

- Upon the occurrence of serious incidents which the units themselves cannot remedy, to immediately report the incidents to competent state management agencies specified in Article 43 of this Decree;

- To create favorable conditions for functional agencies to participate in remedying the incidents and comply with their instructions;

- To fully, accurately and promptly supply necessary information to their direct superior agency;

- To make written reports on the incidents to the direct superior agency and the concerned state management agency.

2. Responsibilities of direct superior agencies:

- Depending on the seriousness of the incidents, to guide or designate competent officials to guide and assist their units in remedying the incidents;

- To mobilize necessary means to remedy the incidents.

3. Responsibilities of state management agencies:

- Depending on the seriousness of the incidents, state management agencies shall guide or mobilize various forces to remedy the incidents;

- To coordinate with ministries and ministerial- level agencies in investigating and overcoming incidents;

- To realize commitments in incident-related treaties to which Vietnam is a contracting party.

View more details at Decree No. 64/2007/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from May 18, 2007.

Ty Na

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