New Draft Reveals the Ministry of Public Security’s Expanding Cybersecurity Firewall

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Ministry of Public Security’s New Draft Raises Concerns Over Digital Surveillance Powers

Việt Nam will “focus on building a cybersecurity firewall.”

The statement, delivered by Public Security Minister Lương Tam Quang on Feb. 7 following the closing session of the Communist Party’s 14th National Congress, marked the first time senior officials have publicly framed the country’s digital governance strategy in those terms.

While Việt Nam has long been viewed internationally as maintaining one of the world’s most restrictive Internet control regimes, the authorities had not previously articulated an explicit objective to construct what they now describe as a “cybersecurity firewall.”

The remark comes as lawmakers finalize a sweeping overhaul of the country’s legal framework on cybersecurity. On Dec. 10, 2025, the 15th National Assembly passed a new Cybersecurity Law, set to take effect on July 1, 2026. Drafted by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the law consolidates and replaces the 2018 Cybersecurity Law and the 2015 Law on Information Security.

The 2025 statute introduces new elements to Việt Nam’s system of online governance, including language that for the first time references the development of a national firewall system. Point d, Clause 2, Article 10 states that authorities will “study the development of a national firewall system,” marking the first appearance of such terminology in Vietnamese legislation.

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