Malaysia lacks 12,000 cyber security experts

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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia still lacks around 12,000 cyber security experts of various fields to tackle cyber attacks, which is one of the challenges faced by the Government in its national digitalisation agenda.

Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the country requires around 27,000 cyber security experts but currently has only 15,000 to help tackle the issue.“This is a huge gap when we understand the need for cyber security and companies, especially those in the digital economy, they really prioritise cyber security and there will be an urgency to set up their own cyber security units.

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