KUALA LUMPUR: The National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) recorded 5,110 cybersecurity incidents from January to September this year, compared with 5,837 for the whole of last year.
Nacsa chief executive Dr Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin said the higher figure last year was largely driven by intrusion attempts and potential attacks detected at an early stage.
He said Nacsa's National Cyber Coordination and Command Centre (NC4) also issued nine alerts and advisories in October and November this year, concerning security vulnerabilities affecting National Critical Information Infrastructure (NCII) entities and government agencies.
"It is important to understand that not all cybersecurity incidents have the same impact, and Nacsa's main focus is on incidents which have the potential to disrupt the country's essential services," he told Bernama.
