Following the goal of enhancing the network security capacity of the staff in charge of IT – Information Security at Vietnam Electricity, on December 16, The Vietnamese Security Company Network (VSEC) and VNCert collaborated with Vietnam Electricity to successfully organize the second practical exercise program to assure network safety in 2022 at Son La Hall, EVN building, 11 Cua Bac.

At the beginning of August 2022, EVN Group successfully organized the first cybersecurity exercise 2022 with the title “Ensuring information security for the ERP system”. During the rehearsal, the participating units were corporations, member units, and power plants that were involved in dealing with actual information insecurity situations on the ERP system. The drill teams demonstrated their information security skills, executed and complied with procedures for responding to information security incidents and receiving incidents, and supporting operations and other processes to ensure safe and stable service provision for EVN’s ERP system.

Following the goal of enhancing the network security capacity of the staff in charge of IT – Information Security at Vietnam Electricity, VSEC, and VNCert collaborated with the Group to organize the second Group-level practical exercise program. The Electronic Office Integrated Information System was chosen as the implementation object in this rehearsal. This is a critical application that is used throughout the Group as well as its member units.

Mr. Dao Hoang Duong, Deputy Head of EVN’s Department of Telecommunications and Information Technology, stated at the practice that, over the years, with the growth and application of IT in digital transformation, EVN has paid great attention to information security activities and directed its units to perform many tasks of information safety and security.

Mr. Dao Hoang Duong – Deputy Head of EVN’s Department of Telecommunications and Information Technology gave the opening speech

Mr. Truong Duc Luong – Representative of The Vietnamese Security Network Joint Stock Company emphasized during the practical exercise: “While we are sitting here, our system is under attack. Therefore, network security is one of the activities that are extremely necessary and cannot be abandoned when we put into operation the information system.”

Mr. Truong Duc Luong – Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Vietnamese Security Company Network (VSEC)

The practical exercises are held in person and online. At EVN’s headquarters, there were 6 teams participating in the practical exercises under 3 scenarios: Investigation of digital signatures; Investigation of attacks and exploitation of the security flaw in the electronic office integrated information system; and Investigation of the cause of data loss.

Serious and urgent atmosphere of the practical exercises

The practical exercise finished successfully after 5 hours of intensive focus, and the teams also achieved outstanding results. Participating units acknowledged pleasure after receiving more helpful information, knowledge, and skills for application and deployment for activities to ensure network safety and security at their units.

The organizers awarded prizes to the teams

The first prize belongs to Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation  

Mr. Truong Duc Luong expressed on this practice “VSEC is honored to have accompanied Vietnam Electricity from the early days when the exercise was simulated and now it is a practical exercise, we can witness the amazing improvement of the security personnel via the practices – these are also the great values that the practice ensures the safety and network security bring.”