Understanding Cybercrimes in Vietnam: From Leading-Point Provisions to Legislative System and Law Enforcement

Cybercrimes are growing in Vietnam to pose a number of complicated modus operandi with its sophisticated activities. Dealing with cybercrime’s threats is challenging when Vietnam has still lacked manpower policies and professional technologies. As the first specific analyses to focus on Vietnam’s context, this paper discusses the efforts taken by the Government of Vietnam to deal with these concerns. Using grey literature with a number of official data and Vietnamese reports, the authors analysis leading-point provisions of Vietnam in combating high-tech crimes and assess legislative frameworks as well as the role of law enforcement authorities. It argued that under distinguished features of communist country, top-and-down organizational model of law enforcement to prevent and combat cyber-related crimes are still effective. To end, some recommendations and call for further researches in the related field in Vietnam will also encourage for scholars, law enforcement, and policymakers.