Malaysia

Malaysian government websites will be resilient enough to face any kind of cyber attack claims CyberSecurity Malaysia.

“We are determining their readiness to face attacks and are making recommendations on what they can do to prepare,” said CyberSecurity Malaysia chief executive officer Lt-Col (Ret) Datuk Husin Jazri.

He said the sites would be resilient to any kind of cyber attacks, “even if the attack is announced in advance or a surprise attack”.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Cybersecurity Malaysia need to be given more legal clout to combat website hackers.

Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the existing provision was inadequate to enable them to act swiftly. "Determining who the hackers are is a tedious task and if the latter are in Malaysia, what appropriate action can be taken against them," he told reporters here Monday.