The state of e-government security in Malaysia : reassessing the legal and regulatory framework on the threat of information theft
Electronic government is the way ahead for Malaysia, embracing the advances of new technologies while targeting more efficiency in delivering its services to the citizens. However, there have been many challenges and threats that stand in the way before achieving e-government advantages to the fulle...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/27226/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27226/1/E-government_%26_Info_Security_print_for_proceedings.pdf |
| Summary: | Electronic government is the way ahead for Malaysia, embracing the advances of new technologies while targeting more efficiency in delivering its services to the citizens. However, there have been many challenges and threats that stand in the way before achieving e-government advantages to the fullest. Among those threats is the problem of information theft, which is an illegal acquisition of information assets in a myriad of modes and methods. This emergence of information theft is an obvious threat to the sustainability and resilience of Malaysian electronic government. It is contended here that in order to succeed in the e-government initiatives, authorities would need to relook at the legal and regulatory framework they currently have at their disposal. Laws need to be reassessed and repositioned to enable its enforceability in the digital environment especially in the context of e-government security. If this aspect fails to be examined and improved, the e-government initiative is likely destined to fail too. |
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