Sustained effort vital for facing cybersecurity risks


Kyndryl Malaysia managing director Effendi Azmi Hashim

PETALING JAYA: As corporate Malaysia faces a surge in data breaches, immediate remedial action needs to be implemented amid the surge in digitalisation and lack of concrete cybersecurity strategies.

Kyndryl Malaysia managing director Effendi Azmi Hashim told StarBiz companies should expand investments in cybersecurity infrastructure, implement continuous training programmes, and foster collaboration between the government and the private sector.

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