NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Law no.: 86/2015/QH13
Independence – Freedom - Happiness
LAW ON NETWORK INFORMATION SECURITY
Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
The National Assembly hereby promulgates the Law on Information Security.
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope
This law provides regulations on network information security activities, rights and
duties of agencies, organizations and individuals in securing network information security;
civil cryptography; technical standards and norms of network information security; business
in information security; human development for network information security; state
management of network information security;
Article 2. Subjects of application
This law shall apply to any Vietnamese agencies organization, individual; foreign
organization and individual in Vietnam who directly involves in or is related to network
information security activities in Vietnam.
Article 3. Definitions
In this Law, the following terms shall be construed as follows:
1. Network information security means the protection of network information and
information systems against any illegal access, use, disclosure, interruption, amendment or
sabotage in order to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of information.
2. Network is the environment where information is supplied, transmitted, collected,
processed, stored and exchanged via telecommunication networks and computer networks.
3. Information system means any assembly of hardware, software and database which
is purposely set up for establishment, supply, communication, collection, handling, storage
and exchange of network information.
4. National important information system means an information system that any of its
sabotage will result in damage particularly serious to national defense and security.
5. Information system owner means an organization or individual who has the power
to directly manage its/his/her own information system.
6. Violation of network information security means an act of illegal access to, use,
disclosure, interruption, amendment or sabotage of information or information system.
7. Information security incident means a failure of information or an information
system with consequent impacts on its confidentiality, integrity or availability.
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