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As cyber threats strike at AI speed, Malaysia urged to embed risk‑based defence

Malaysia Times desk Original: Malay Mail 8/29 21:00 X
As cyber threats strike at AI speed, Malaysia urged to embed risk‑based defence
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CYBERJAYA, Aug 29 — In the nearly 30 years since Malaysia began developing its national cyber emergency response capabilities with the establishment of MyCERT, the most...

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Telekom Malaysia Chief Information Security Officer Raja Azrina Raja Othman, who was among the co-founders of MyCERT in 1997, said cyber threats three decades ago were largely confined to specific systems and networks.

Today, however, almost all services operate digitally and are interconnected, ranging from banking and government services to corporate operations and national critical infrastructure.

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Aug 29, 2026
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Aug 29, 2026
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