Time to relook cybersecurity approaches, says consultant

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Wan Agyl Wan Hassan moots holding people accountable for breaches and making drills mandatory across all sectors.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/08/28/time-to-relook-cybersecurity-approaches-says-consultant/    Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #WanAgylWanHassan #PrasaranaMalaysia #CyberSecurity

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00:00There is an urgent need for the government and businesses to reassess and strengthen

00:06their digital security protocols.

00:09This is what transport consultant Wan Agil Wan Hassan said after Prasarana Malaysia Perhat's

00:14internal systems were breached, resulting in around 316GB of its data being compromised.

00:20He praised Prasarana for acting swiftly to secure its systems, but said the breach exposed

00:25deep-rooted vulnerabilities that must be addressed.

00:28Wan Agil also said the national approach that focuses on damage control rather than

00:32prevention is not keeping up with the cybersecurity threats today.

00:35He said agencies like Cybersecurity Malaysia and the National Cybersecurity Agency need

00:41to have clear mandates, the authority to act, and the resources to make real changes.

00:46Wan Agil said maintaining a reactive stance on cybersecurity has repeatedly left sensitive

00:51data at risk.

00:53In 2017, the personal data of over 46 million mobile phone service subscribers were leaked

00:58on the dark web.

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