The establishment of the National Scam Response Centre as announced in the Budget 2023 will strategically enhance the country’s unwavering efforts in combating cybercrime. — Bernama photo
KUALA LUMPUR: The establishment of the National Scam Response Centre as announced in the Budget 2023 will strategically enhance the country’s unwavering efforts in combating cybercrime, a cybersecurity organisation said.
Trend Micro Malaysia and Nascent Countries managing director Goh Chee Hoh said the targeted cybersecurity measures outlined will not only boost the nation’s cybersecurity but also served to increase stakeholder and end-user confidence.
“We would like to laud the establishment of a National Scam Response Center, in collaboration with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), National Anti-Financial Crime Center (NFCC) and the financial institutions.
“The establishment of the centre certainly synergises well with the proposed allocation of RM73 million to CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity resilience by improving the monitoring, detection and cybercrime reporting capabilities,” he said in a statement.
Goh said he believed that the government would remain steadfast in strengthening the nation’s data security stance by continuing to enhance existing legal provisions to protect the country against new or heightened cyber…
