Building cyber resilience in Malaysia
With the ever-evolving digital landscape and the vulnerability to cybercrimes, it is now crucial to protect the digital infrastructure and enhance the resilience against sophisticated cyber threats. Safeguarding essential services, creating secure digital environment Cyber attacks are nothing new, with companies worldwide vulnerable to such threats. This occurs when an unauthorised action or an intentional […]
Financial remains top sector experiencing cyber attacks in Malaysia
BALI (Indonesia): The financial sector remains the top sector experiencing cyber attacks in Malaysia this year despite growing cyber resilience and awareness among financial institutions, as global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky highlighted. Kaspersky Southeast Asia general manager Yeo Siang Tiong said following closely the financial sector is the government sector as well as the healthcare sector, where […]
Fahmi: Holistic approach required to combat cyber attacks
KUALA LUMPUR: A holistic cybersecurity approach, which encompasses people, processes and technology, is required to combat cyber attacks, said Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil. He said that the focus should shift from trying to prevent cyber-attacks entirely, to strategising and minimising the impact when an attack does occur. He added that Malaysia experienced an […]
Sarawak needs cyber experts
KUCHING: Sarawak needs a team of cyber experts with the required expertise to provide intelligent layer of proactive defense as well as active threats and risks analysis. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said it is crucial to build an ecosystem for cybersecurity expertise in Sarawak as cybersecurity is a vast domain […]
Cybersecurity no longer an option
KUCHING: It is crucial for Sarawak to be prepared in facing cybersecurity attacks to yield the lowest impact possible on its overall system, says Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg. In light of this, the Premier said cybersecurity is no longer a technological ‘option’ but a societal need as it is a fast-growing […]
ATM confirms hacking of its data network
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) confirmed that there was a cyber-attack on its data network on Monday. ATM Commander General Tan Sri Affendi Buang said the incident was detected by the Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Division (BSEP), as well as the ATM Cyber Defence Operations Centre (CDOC). However, he said the attack only […]
Lab results of 15 mln people hacked
OTTAWA: Privacy watchdogs have launched an investigation into a hack of health records, which a laboratory said Tuesday may have compromised data on up to 15 million Canadians or nearly half the population. Life Labs, which does blood work and other tests across Canada, said in a letter to customers that their names, contact information, […]
