Many Malaysian firms unconcerned about cyber crimes and incidents


PETALING JAYA: A survey showed that a third of board members in Malaysian companies are unconcerned about cyber incidents and are unprepared to deal with cyber crimes.

According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Malaysia Global Economic Crime Survey 2016 (Malaysia report), 17% of board members does not request information regarding the company’s state of readiness to deal with cyber incidents while 11% does not consider the need for such information.

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