The Cybersecurity Law 2025 institutionalizes Party and State policies on protecting national security and sovereignty in cyberspace.
The law places cybersecurity activities under the leadership of the Party and the unified management of the State, while ensuring a balance between cybersecurity requirements and the country's socio-economic development and digital transformation goals.
It continues and consolidates relevant provisions of the 2018 Cybersecurity Law and the 2015 Law on Network Information Security, to create a more synchronized, unified and consistent legal framework to support breakthroughs in science and technology, innovation, and national digital transformation in line with Politburo Resolution 57 on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation.
Vu Ngoc Son, Head of the Research, Consulting, Technology Development and International Cooperation Department of the National Cybersecurity Association, said: "The new Cybersecurity Law introduces important provisions, including many new updates, such as regulations on cybersecurity for specialized data and additional measures to protect citizens in cyberspace."
"For example, service providers are now required to respond more quickly to requests related to legal violations and emergency situations, with processing times shortened to six hours or even three hours in certain cases. This will speed up the handling of violations," said Son.
Many policies related to salaries and allowances, as well as administrative penalties in sectors such as postal services, insurance, and construction, will also take effect on July 1.
