Nacsa raises cybersecurity threat level from ‘low’ to ‘medium’

The National Security Council said cybersecurity measures enable proactive prevention and mitigation actions to be taken early, thereby reducing the risk of disruptions to the nation’s essential services.PETALING JAYA: The National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) today raised the national cybersecurity threat level from “low” to “medium”.

The National Security Council (MKN), under the Prime Minister’s Department, had indicated that this is a precautionary measure taken in light of current security developments, aimed at ensuring the nation’s essential services remain operational, Bernama reported.

“Nacsa has held meetings with sector heads and entities within the national critical information infrastructure (NCII) to strengthen preparedness coordination across every sector.