224 IP addresses of government agencies and organizations located in a computer network

According to information from the Department of Information Security, by the end of October 2022, there have been 84 units including 62 localities and 22 ministries and sectors deploying centralized anti-malware solutions and connecting to share information about codes. toxic to NCSC. The number of units that have deployed network information security monitoring and monitoring data sharing connection with NCSC is now 87, including 63 provinces and cities and 24 ministries and sectors.

The technical system of the National Cyber ​​Security Monitoring Center (NCSC) has recorded 517,627 Vietnamese IP addresses in the botnet (down 2.49% compared to September 2022). Among them, there are 224 IP addresses of state agencies and organizations – 20 IP addresses of ministries and agencies and 204 IP addresses of provinces.

Among the 20 IP addresses of state agencies and organizations in the ghost computer network recorded in October, the Ministry of Science and Technology has the highest number of IP addresses in the botnet (8 addresses); Radio Voice of Vietnam (7 addresses); State Audit and Ministry of Justice (1 address).

As for the province, Lai Chau has the largest number of IP addresses in the botnet (33 addresses); followed by Thanh Hoa (18); Nam Dinh (12), Ha Nam (11), Hanoi (10), Dien Bien (9), Dak Nong (9),….

According to the Department of Information Security, in the first months of this year, the number of Vietnamese IP addresses in the ghost computer network has continuously decreased, from 879,342 addresses in January 2022 to 704,939 in June. 2022 and this number in October is 517,627 addresses.

Also in the newly released technical report, the Information Security Administration continues to share information about weaknesses and vulnerabilities that exist on computers of state agencies and organizations. Specifically, the technical system of the NCSC has recorded 1,768 weaknesses and security holes in the information systems of state agencies and organizations.

Emphasizing the number of weaknesses and vulnerabilities mentioned above is very large, the Department of Information Security also said that it has directed the NCSC to evaluate and identify dangerous and influential vulnerabilities on a large scale and guide ministries to remedial industry.