The Malaysian Ministry of Science and Technology announced that within the next few months it will provide an Emergency Assistance Service for Internet users experiencing Cybersecurity issues. By next year the service is expected to provide the expertise of 1,500 IT Security Specialists. The Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Datuk Fadillah Yuso said "Businesses cannot merely rely on the use of traditional aspects of security i.e., firewalls intrusion detection systems and virus scans because they are no longer enough to protect an organisation from threats and breaches."
He said the Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2009 event which will be held from November 10 to 13 will expose the latest flaws in information security that affect the global community.
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