KUALA LUMPUR: The Digital Ministry will present a cyber security enforcement strategy to the Cabinet, says Minister Gobind Singh.
Prepared by CyberSecurity Malaysia, the strategy includes a proposal for a dedicated enforcement agency to implement existing laws effectively.
"We need to have an agency that will be able to enforce the measures under the existing laws because if you have measures alone but there is no one to enforce it, then that's going to be a problem.
"However, that will be something for the Cabinet to decide as we move along," he told reporters after launching the Asean 5GOT Security Summit 2025 here on Tuesday (July 15).
Gobind added that while CyberSecurity Malaysia has the capacity, the Cabinet will be consulted on the decision to empower specific agencies by this year.
"We have Cyber Security Malaysia, they have the capacity," he added.
He said that various ministries will be engaged over the matters, including the Home Ministry, Communications Ministry, and the Law and Institutional Reform Ministry.
"It's important to get feedback from Cabinet. We are also taking steps to engage with the industry and experts. I think that will be very helpful in us shaping how we design our strategies, including towards enforcement, and we prepare the country for the challenge of building a trusted digital ecosystem moving ahead," he added.
Gobind also said that his ministry is set to table the Cybercrime Bill 2025 to Parliament in October.
Asked about the details of the Bill, he said that the proposed law will be able to deal with cyber threats more effectively amidst technological advances.
It was reported that the Bill would replace the outdated Computer Crimes Act 1997.
