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However, it is important to note and networks which expose
that lack of awareness is the main them to cyber threats. As the
factor in most of these fraud cases. patient records are digitised, the
In phishing incidents, for example, risks of breach and disclosure of
people can be easily duped by confidential information are also
bogus sites and services due to rampant.
their negligence. The same goes
for scams whereby unsuspecting Clearly, much has to be done
victims would transfer huge in terms of creating awareness
amount of money to recipients among the general public.
whom they have never met and This would explain why cyber
whose identity cannot be verified security education will soon be
– all done for the expectation of introduced even as early as
an honest purchase, attractive in primary education. Cyber
investments and even promises of security awareness and education
love. aims to educate citizens from
making errors of judgement while
On another alarming note, the transacting on the Internet.
healthcare sector now has other
cyber threat concerns that are Aside from that, Malaysia is
even more worrying than the also facing a shortage in its
attacks and intrusions on electronic cyber security workforce and
medical records. Medical robotic talent gaps in many sectors. In
technology and robot-assisted today’s constantly connected
surgical procedures are now and borderless world, such
connected to computer systems inadequacy can be disastrous