Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysian users are facing a high level of cyber threats, which may coincide with the rapid expansion of data centres in the country.
Malaysia’s national news agency Bernama cited the latest data from Kaspersky as reporting that the global cybersecurity and digital privacy company detected over 7.25 million different internet-borne cyberthreats on the computers of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) participants in the country from July to September this year.
Kaspersky Managing Director for Asia Pacific Adrian Hia said the data centres are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks due to the vast amount of sensitive data that they store.
Meanwhile, commenting on Malaysia’s Budget 2025, Hia lauded the government’s allocation of 30 million MYR (6.83 million USD) to combat scams and strengthen cybersecurity. He added that the investment was a positive step towards addressing the rising cyberthreats./.
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