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46 Malaysia Cyber Security Strategy 2020-2024

The Computer Crimes Act 1997 was accommodate new technologies
enacted in 1997 to address crimes and to reflect new realities,
directed at computers and ICTs. especially in the cyber security
This act covers offences such as domain. The emergence of
unauthorised access to computer new cyber threats pose new
material and unauthorised challenges. Consequently,
modification of computer contents. Malaysia may need to consider
mechanisms to enable existing
As technology evolves at a laws to be applied in cyberspace,
rapid pace, Malaysia recognises and, only if required, enact new
that there are areas in the laws laws.
which need to be reviewed to

This Pillar aims to strengthen cyber security legislation and enforcement
through two strategic initiatives, specifically by:

Enhancing Malaysia’s Enhancing the capacity
cyber laws in addressing and capability of
current and emerging cybercrime enforcement
threats

The first order of this Pillar is to Malaysia is fully aware that
study and review all the existing cybercrime requires a coordinated
laws and regulations that have and cooperative international
been used to deal with cybercrime response. The cross-border nature
and cyber security cases. Findings of cybercrime creates challenges
of said efforts will not only pave in bringing cyber criminals justice.
the way for us to appropriately Recognising that effective regional
update the existing legislation and international cooperation is
and regulation but will also help crucial in combating cybercrime,
us introduce a new law in cyber Malaysia will continue enhancing
security, if deemed necessary. regional and international co-
operation through existing bilateral