Vietnam's Updated Draft Cybersecurity Administrative Sanctions Decree

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) published an updated version (Draft 3.0) of the draft Cybersecurity Administrative Sanctions Decree (CASD) for public consultation on 31 May 2023. This legal instrument outlines a proposed framework for imposing administrative sanctions in cases of non-compliance with Decree 13/2023/ND-CP on Personal Data Protection (Decree 13) and Decree 53/2022/ND-CP, which provides guidance on the Cybersecurity Law (Decree 53).

To provide some context, the MPS initially released the previous version of Draft 3.0 for public consultation in September 2021. Furthermore, in November 2022, it hosted a workshop on "International Experiences in the Field of Cybersecurity Administrative Sanctions". The MPS has incorporated from feedback from stakeholders and drawing from international experiences and best practices revisions in Draft 3.0.