Cyber Security Bill 2024: Amendments necessary to ensure just implementation


THE Malaysian Bar applauds the Madani government for its efforts in drafting the Cyber Security Bill 2024, which was tabled for the first reading in Parliament on March 25. With a staggering 80% of nations globally having enacted legislation to combat cybercrimes, the introduction of this Bill in Malaysia is undoubtedly opportune.

The Bill, as expressed in its preamble, seeks to “enhance national cyber security by providing for the establishment of the National Cyber Security Committee, duties and powers of the chief executive of the National Cyber Security Agency, functions and duties of the national critical information infrastructure sector leads and national critical information infrastructure entities and the management of cyber security threats and cyber security incidents to national critical information infrastructures, to regulate the cyber security service providers through licensing, and to provide for related matters”.

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