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Court fines former food delivery rider RM1,300 for assaulting security guard in viral CCTV footage

Court fines former food delivery rider RM1,300 for assaulting security guard in viral CCTV footage

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — A former food delivery rider was fined RM1,300, in default two months in jail, by the Magistrates’ Court here today for voluntarily causing hurt to a Nepalese security guard at a condominium last month. Magistrate Aina Azahra Arifin handed down the sentence to Mohamad Najib Sabri Soh, 41, after he […]

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Don’t cite unofficial sources over country’s security forces, IGP warns after report claiming major reshuffle in Bukit Aman

Don’t cite unofficial sources over country’s security forces, IGP warns after report claiming major reshuffle in Bukit Aman

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain has urged the public to only refer to official sources on matters involving the country’s security forces, following rumours of a reshuffle in Bukit Aman. In a statement today, the police said it did not issue any official statement over the matter.

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Digital minister proposes Data Commission to enhance Malaysia’s data centre market and security

Digital minister proposes Data Commission to enhance Malaysia’s data centre market and security

KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 — The Digital Ministry proposes to establish a Malaysian Data Commission to enable adequate frameworks and policies to be developed to protect people’s data and promote the use of data centres in the country. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said that to establish the commission, the ministry plans to amend the

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Which Android smartphones are no longer protected against security flaws?

Which Android smartphones are no longer protected against security flaws?

PARIS, July 22 — Smartphones running Android Lollipop, an operating system that’s almost 10 years old, will no longer receive any support from Google. However, for more recent devices, Google is seeking to extend Android updates and security patches, benefitting consumers and the environment. Google has announced that it is discontinuing Google Play Services updates

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Stateless seafarers: How Malaysia’s neighbours reconcile their nomadic people and security risks

Stateless seafarers: How Malaysia’s neighbours reconcile their nomadic people and security risks

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The Bajau Laut who traverse the Sulu, Celebes and Sulawesi Seas are not the only nomadic water tribes in South-east Asia that are a conundrum to sovereign nations in the 21st-century. While Malaysia wavers over the dilemma, its neighbours Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia have taken action to resolve these stateless

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National Cyber Security: Global IT outage not cyberattack, still caused considerable impact to Malaysia

National Cyber Security: Global IT outage not cyberattack, still caused considerable impact to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — In light of the ongoing global information technology (IT) system outage, the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) is actively monitoring the situation and working closely with relevant stakeholders to mitigate the impact and restore operations as swiftly as possible. NACSA, in a statement today, said it was made aware of

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FT minister: Cyber Security Bill for gazette in third quarter of 2024

FT minister: Cyber Security Bill for gazette in third quarter of 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 ― The Cyber Security Bill 2024 is scheduled to be gazetted in the third quarter of this year, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territory) Dr Zaliha Mustafa. She said the effective date of gazetting can only be set after the process of drafting related regulations is completed and

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Agriculture and Food Security Ministry sets aside RM70.12m to drive agricultural, agro-food sectors in Johor

Agriculture and Food Security Ministry sets aside RM70.12m to drive agricultural, agro-food sectors in Johor

JOHOR BARU, June 26 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) has allocated RM70.12 million to drive the agricultural and agro-food sectors in Johor this year. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup said the allocation was for the implementation of the development projects covering the livestock, crop and

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Two-factor authentication faces new security threat from OTP bots

Two-factor authentication faces new security threat from OTP bots

NEW YORK, June 20 — A new breed of malicious bots are capable of stealing the one-time passwords (OTPs) from online two-factor authentication systems by calling their victims directly. These fully-configurable intelligent agents can now be purchased over the internet by would-be scammers. Two-factor authentication involves adding at least one extra step to the log-in

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Amid uproar over demolition of Bajau Laut housing in Semporna, Fahmi tells critics Malaysia can't compromise on security

Amid uproar over demolition of Bajau Laut housing in Semporna, Fahmi tells critics Malaysia can't compromise on security

PUTATAN, June 10 — The issue of national security, and that of Sabah, need to be considered in assessing the authorities’ recent actions of demolishing illegal houses in the waters of the Tun Sakaran Marine Park in Semporna, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said. The unity government spokesman said that the humanitarian aspect was also important,

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Miti: Major announcements on ‘cyber security’ to support AI infrastructure  

Miti: Major announcements on ‘cyber security’ to support AI infrastructure  

PUTRAJAYA, May 29 — The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) is expecting to make one or two big announcements in the coming days as a result of the recent Cyber Security Bill 2024 that was passed in April. Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the passing of the Bill was important

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