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Experts warn about bank security flaws

VietNamNet Bridge - In many cases, bank account owners have lost money because of flaws in bank security solutions.

Messages with suspicious links threaten Skype users in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - A type of virus that has spread odd links on Microsoft’s Skype, a messaging app, can only be identified by some anti-virus software.

Expert shows different outlook on security flaw patching

VietNamNet Bridge - Domestic organizations, stage agencies and businesses remain passive in handling  security vulnerabilities, which brings high risks to networks, especially servers.

Vietnam is hot spot for high-tech crimes: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ranks 11th globally in terms of cyberattack threats such as malware spreading, intentional attacks and data theft. 

iPhone SE not seen as a must-buy as it is inexpensive

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese have expressed their disappointment about the newly marketed iPhone SE. Distributors think iPhone SE won’t cause a buying ‘fever’. 

‘Drown’ vulnerability threatening computer systems

The Bach Khoa Anti-virus Center (BKAV), the leading internet security group, has warned that hundreds of important systems in Vietnam are at risk of having clients’ information stolen through vulnerability Drown on websites using https protocol. 

Online risk from new flaw

  Serious flaw discovered in OpenSSL that affects the security of more than 11 million websites around the world.

Chinese smartphone brands numerous but sell poorly in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Chinese smartphone brands have entered Vietnam in the last three years but have not sold that well. 

Bphone offers smartphone exchange

  With sales down on expectations, BKAV introduces program where owners can trade-in their old smartphone and pay the difference on a new Bphone.

Nguyen Tu Quang bets on BPhone

Nguyen Tu Quang and BPhone were the the two names most often mentioned in the Vietnamese technology community in 2015. 

Vietnam’s smarthome superior but China product is cheaper

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese smarthome manufacturers believe that their products are the best in the world, but they are still afraid of low-cost Chinese products.

Security organizations issue warnings about Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - The reports on internet security released recently by state agencies and security organizations all pointed out that Vietnam is a ‘hot spot’ around the globe for security problems. 

Could Vietnamese hackers attack Anonymous?

Security experts pointed out that the action by some Vietnamese teenagers breaking into the Anonymous chatting website did not cause any danger, commenting that the behavior was ‘seen’ and ‘easy to implement’.

BPhone faces increased consumer indifference

VietNamNet Bridge - Since its launch in mid-2015, BPhone, the first high-end smartphone model, has faced problems. Vietnamese have lost interest in the product.

Smarthome – the new race for technology firms

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has high potential in the world’s smarthome market, worth $20 billion globally.

BKAV meets foreign partners in an attempt to export BPhones

BKAV, the manufacturer of BPhone, a 100 percent Vietnam-made smartphone, is moving ahead with its plan to export BPhones, ignoring doubts that a Vietnam-made high-tech product can be sold in the world market.

BKAV dreams of bringing BPhone to world market

VietNamNet Bridge - The vice president of the Bach Khoa Antivirus Center (BKAV), the inventor of the first made-in-Vietnam smartphone BPhone, said he plans to sell BPhone on the world market.

Vietnamese high-tech products still sell well amid foreign products

VietNamNet Bridge - The smart device sales boom in Vietnam, especially smartphones, has prompted many Vietnamese businesses to join the playing field, where the majority of players are foreign companies.

VN tops ASEAN with number of new domains

Viet Nam ranked first among the ASEAN countries for the number of country code top-level domains registered, with 318,812 domain names added by June 30.

BKAV’s BPhone hacked by group of coders

BPhone, the first Vietnam-made smartphone, was introduced by BKAV, its manufacturer, as the safest model in the world. However, it has been rooted (meaning hacked or jailbroken) by a group of coders from TekCafe.vn.