Abstract: This paper aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on cybersecurity challenges especially on the new normal of Covid-19 to overcome threats and mitigation controls taken by the Malaysian government. This is important to Malaysia’s cyberspace as secured, trusted, and resilient, fostering economic prosperity and citizens’ well-being. This is achieved by fortifying capabilities to predict, detect, deter, and respond to threats via structured governance, competent people, support best practices processes, and deploy effective technology. The common challenges and predictions that the Malaysian government faces in past events, threats driven by Covid-19, economic recovery plan, and adjusting to the new normal. This paper will also elaborate on how the Malaysian government implements Malaysia Cybersecurity Strategy 2020-2024 for the economic wellbeing and security of the nation, also the view of Malaysian Public Sector ICT Strategic Plan 2016-2020 in cybersecurity.
Keywords: Cybersecurity Strategies, Cybersecurity Challenges, Cybersecurity Malaysia.
Title: Cybersecurity Strategies and Challenges in Malaysia
Author: Mohamed Asadullah, Prof. Dr. Mohd. Adam Bin Suhaimi
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research
ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online)
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