Cybersecurity experts have backed Budget 2027 plans for Nacsa and MCMC to develop home-grown, quantum-resistant data protection technologies to shield critical national infrastructure and sensitive government data from foreign espionage.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia must strengthen its ability to protect sensitive government information from foreign cyber threats, experts said, as Budget 2027’s plan to develop home-grown data protection technology offers a step towards greater control over national security systems.
Universiti Teknologi Mara Centre for Media and Information Warfare Studies senior lecturer Dr Noor Nirwandy Mat Noordin said Malaysian-controlled security technology was important because cyber threats extended beyond financial scams to espionage and attacks on strategic networks.
