ISPs need to be proactive


PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s (MCMC) reminder to Internet service providers (ISPs) that they are obligated under law to prevent the abuse of their network facilities and services will push them to be proactive rather than reactive, says an expert.

Cybersecurity law expert and lawyer Derek Fernandez said: “Simply put, Section 263 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA 1998) was designed to adopt a proactive approach to cybersecurity in relation to online harms and information security rather than a reactive approach, which has been practised for so many years.”

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