National security in Malaysia's digital economy: redefinition, reaction and legal reform
This paper investigates the need for Malaysia to relook at and redefine the concept of national security amid the changing circumstances especially in relation to the country’s increased reliance on the information and communications technology (hereinafter, ICT). The more a governance system is e...
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| Language: | English |
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American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI), Jordan
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/17628/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17628/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17628/1/National_security_in_Malaysia.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper investigates the need for Malaysia to relook at and redefine the concept of national security amid
the changing circumstances especially in relation to the country’s increased reliance on the information and
communications technology (hereinafter, ICT). The more a governance system is exposed to the Internet and
ICT, the bigger the risks it would face. When the security of the system is not reliable enough to secure the
system, information assets are at stake and the country’s critical information infrastructure (such as defence,
communications, energy and medical systems) will become loophole that undermines national security. At the
end, the paper examines Malaysia’s policy and legal initiatives it has set to adopt. While steps have been taken
to provide necessary policies and strategies, it is argued that the law on national security requires a fresh look
and interpretation in order to support the protection of national critical information infrastructure. |
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