Malaysia is leading the development of the Asean Cybersecurity Cooperation Strategy 2026-2030, a forward-looking framework to boost collective cyber resilience in the region, set to be unveiled at the upcoming Asean Summit.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that, as chair of Asean this year, Malaysia has placed cybersecurity at the heart of the regional agenda.
00:00As Malaysia depends its global cyber security engagement, we are also reinforcing our regional leaderships.
00:16As Chair of ASEAN, Malaysia has placed cyber security at the heart of the regional agenda.
00:24We are leading the development of ASEAN Cyber Security Cooperation Strategy 2026 to 2030.
00:34A strategic roadmap for collective resilience across a rapidly digitising region to be presented at the upcoming ASEAN Summit in October.
00:49We must acknowledge a persistent challenge.
00:53ASEAN Member States differs significantly in how cyber crimes, cyber crimes to be defined, to be investigated and prosecuted.
01:08With the rapid evolution of technology, this gap is widening and cyber criminals are exploiting these inconsistencies across borders.
01:20To address this, I urge that the cooperation, ASEAN Cyber Security Cooperation Strategy 2026 to 2030 includes a dedicated focus on enabling real-time collaboration among member states, particularly in accident response, digital forensics, secure data exchange and policy harmonisation.
01:46These mechanisms must uphold the principles of confidentiality, sovereignty and mutual trust which are essential in managing sensitive and trans-boundary cyber security threats.
02:05According to the global cyber security outlook 2025, 60% of organisations report that geopolitical tension have directly impacted their cyber posture.
02:2172% have experienced a surge in cyber risk.
02:28Halfly sees AI as their top concern and 40% have already fallen victim to social engineering attacks.
02:40In Malaysia, the situation is no less urgent.
02:44The FISCO 2025 Cyber Security Readiness Index shows that 93% of organisations have encountered AI-related attacks in the past year.
02:57Yet, only 51% of employees understand this threat.
03:04The real vulnerability is not just in our system.
03:08It is in our awareness.
03:10This is why capacity building is central to Malaysia's cyber security mission.
03:16In 2023, we launched my cyber hero programme, reaching school children, reaching people nationwide to foster early digital literacy.
03:32Today, CIDES, 2025, take this further with ASEAN My Cyber Hero Competition, cultivating regional talent from the ground up.
03:48Building on this, TVET continues to play a vital role in producing industry-ready talent and advancing social mobility in the cyber security sector.
04:01Malaysia's TVET ecosystem must now evolve into a global recognized, high-skilled talent pipeline that drive real economic impact.
04:15A focused upskill, especially focused into upskilling initiative.
04:24I hope led by NAKSA, led by Dato' Meghan, which NAKSA should serve as a key enabler in this transformation.
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