Malaysia faces shortage of cybersecurity experts


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is short of experts in the cybersecurity segment to equip the nation with the recommended amount of industry workers of 27,000 by 2025, says Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil (pic).

He said currently there are only 15,248 workers identified as cybersecurity experts in the country.

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