Cybersecurity Malaysia Launched Workshop to Secure Wireless Networks

Beginning today, CyberSecurity Malaysia will host a five-day workshop focusing on securing wireless networks in order to better secure the nation.

The Computer Network and Wireless Communications Workshop, held in collaboration with Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM)Department of Communication Technology and Network, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, is titled “Secured Wireless Network Towards Secured Nation.”

The workshop will…

Malaysia Hosts Cyber Conference

Malaysia is currently hosting a cybersecurity conference for Organization of Islamic Conference member countries, according to a report in Bermana. The event is being held  in Rabat in collaboration with Morocco’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and New Technologies and supported by the Islamic Development Bank.

The theme of the workshop is “Enhancing Capability for Better Security” and is targeted to OIC members in Africa. According to a statement…

Malaysian Police Bust Texting Scam

Police in Malaysia has broken up an alleged text message spam scam ring which believed to have netted over $1 million. The ring included 26 people, one Malaysian and the rest foreigners, and was responsible for taking RM6.4m ($1.9m) between 2006 and April 2010 in fake lottery scams.

Federal Commercial Crimes Investigations Department (CCID) head Datuk Koh Hong Sun said that the group was part of a larger SMS…

CyberSecurity Malaysia to Step Up Educational Efforts

CyberSecurity Malaysia plans to increase its efforts at raising awareness among Malaysian Internet users regarding the risks of cyberspace and tactics to mitigate those risks, according to The Star. Chief executive officer at CyberSecurity Malaysia, Lt. Col. Husin Jazri (retired), says that as more citizens in Malaysia become Internet users, increasing awareness among this growing number of…

Cyber Crime Tops List of Most Common Crimes in Malaysia

Financial and cyber crimes are the most common crimes committed in Malaysia, according to Malaysian national news outlet Bernama.

Tommy Seah, honorary group chairperson of International Cybercrime and Forensics Examiner Group of Companies, said the most widespread of financial crimes in Malaysia were financial statement frauds, procurement frauds and misappropriation of assets.

“Malaysia is a pretty docile country but we are also not well equipped in preventing such crimes,” he said…

Multinational Cyber Coalition to Help Train Malaysian Police

The International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) will conduct cyber training for the Royal Malaysian Police. The course will be revealed next year and is expected to include methods to help the police combat cyber crime and identity theft.

Datuk Mohd Noor Amin, the chairman of IMPACT, said “There needs to be a political will to drive this and I’m glad that there are already governments that…