On February 28, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Information and Communications held a handover ceremony for the task of ensuring network information security from the Ministry of Information and Communications to the Ministry of Public Security; signed a Minutes of handover of the function of ensuring information security to the Ministry of Public Security, according to the Ministry of Public Security's Electronic Information Portal.
At the ceremony, in the presence of delegates from the two ministries, Deputy Minister of Public Security Pham The Tung and Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Pham Duc Long signed a Minutes of handover of information security functions between the two ministries.
According to the content of handing over the duties and functions, the Ministry of Public Security receives the task of ensuring information security from the Ministry of Information and Communications, especially the receipt and settlement of 10 administrative procedures under 3 public services: License, re-issuance, extension, amendment and supplementation of business licenses for network information security products and services; License and re-issuance of licenses for importing network information security products; Issuance of Identificationname Certificates.
At the ceremony, Deputy Minister Pham Duc Long affirmed: Transferring the State management function of network information security to the Ministry of Public Security is an important decision of the Government to ensure concentration and unity in work; improve the effectiveness of national security protection in cyberspace.
The Deputy Minister expressed his confidence that under the leadership of the Ministry of Public Security, the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention, the function of State management of network information security will continue to be promoted.
Also at the ceremony, Deputy Minister Pham The Tung emphasized that from tomorrow (March 1), the Ministry of Public Security will directly assign the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention to officially deploy the task of ensuring information security.
In order for the task to be operated continuously, without interruption, without leaving any fields or areas vacant, without affecting the normal operations of people and businesses and the implementation of international treaties and agreements on information security, the Deputy Minister of Public Security requested the Ministry of Information and Communications (now the Ministry of Science and Technology) to continue to closely coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security to do a good job of political and ideological work, ensuring policies for civil servants, public employees, and contract workers affected and affected by the transfer and arrangement of functions and tasks.
The Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention and functional units of the two Ministries fully implement the contents and responsibilities of the parties in accordance with the handover minutes agreed upon and approved by the leaders of the two Ministries at today's ceremony;
Review and evaluate the overall implementation of legal documents with overlaps and overlaps between network security and information security to propose plans for amendments, supplements and consolidation in accordance with regulations, ensuring compliance with current practical requirements.
