Cyber security and open government in Malaysia: issues and development

Open government is the notion that allows transparency of governments in running matters pertinent to public interests. According to that concept, the government shall allow its citizens an access to government documents and right to obtaining information relating to public matters. In this digital...

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Main Author: Zulhuda, Sonny
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2016
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spelling iium-528692016-12-19T09:35:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52869/ Cyber security and open government in Malaysia: issues and development Zulhuda, Sonny K Law (General) KBP2730 Government and administration. Siyāsah. Administrative process Open government is the notion that allows transparency of governments in running matters pertinent to public interests. According to that concept, the government shall allow its citizens an access to government documents and right to obtaining information relating to public matters. In this digital age, not only it is necessary to preserve the right to freedom of information for individuals, it is also critical to ensure that such freedom can be enhanced using the digital platform and information infrastructure. With this background, the question of how Government deals with information security challenges ranging from personal data to the government data is worth examining. This presentation is looking at the recent developments in Malaysia relating to the challenges of personal data protection and critical infrastructure protection and what policies and laws that are put in place. Lessons from cases and incidents surrounding information security and personal data breaches will be discussed to trigger discussions on relevant solutions and best practice. 2016-11-18 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52869/1/Cyber%20Security%20in%20the%20Era%20of%20Open%20Government_52869_19.12.16.pdf Zulhuda, Sonny (2016) Cyber security and open government in Malaysia: issues and development. In: Cyber Security in the Era of Open Government, 18 November 2016, Sydney, Australia. (Unpublished) http://sydney.edu.au/arts/research/cybersecurity/news_events/events.shtml?id=9052
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topic K Law (General)
KBP2730 Government and administration. Siyāsah. Administrative process
spellingShingle K Law (General)
KBP2730 Government and administration. Siyāsah. Administrative process
Zulhuda, Sonny
Cyber security and open government in Malaysia: issues and development
description Open government is the notion that allows transparency of governments in running matters pertinent to public interests. According to that concept, the government shall allow its citizens an access to government documents and right to obtaining information relating to public matters. In this digital age, not only it is necessary to preserve the right to freedom of information for individuals, it is also critical to ensure that such freedom can be enhanced using the digital platform and information infrastructure. With this background, the question of how Government deals with information security challenges ranging from personal data to the government data is worth examining. This presentation is looking at the recent developments in Malaysia relating to the challenges of personal data protection and critical infrastructure protection and what policies and laws that are put in place. Lessons from cases and incidents surrounding information security and personal data breaches will be discussed to trigger discussions on relevant solutions and best practice.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Zulhuda, Sonny
author_facet Zulhuda, Sonny
author_sort Zulhuda, Sonny
title Cyber security and open government in Malaysia: issues and development
title_short Cyber security and open government in Malaysia: issues and development
title_full Cyber security and open government in Malaysia: issues and development
title_fullStr Cyber security and open government in Malaysia: issues and development
title_full_unstemmed Cyber security and open government in Malaysia: issues and development
title_sort cyber security and open government in malaysia: issues and development
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/52869/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/52869/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/52869/1/Cyber%20Security%20in%20the%20Era%20of%20Open%20Government_52869_19.12.16.pdf
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