SHAH ALAM: Selangor is strengthening its threat monitoring and detection system through the use of AI capabilities to bolster the state’s cybersecurity defence.
State Islamic religious affairs and cultural innovation committee chairman Dr Mohammad Fahmi Ngah said the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system will enable centralised analysis of security logs and provide automation-driven early warning capabilities.
“Through SIEM integration, the state government’s ability to detect security incidents in real time will be enhanced, allowing mitigation measures to be implemented more swiftly,” he told the Selangor state assembly yesterday, Bernama reported,
Fahmi said the state government was also assessing the need to integrate a threat intelligence platform (TIP) to proactively gather global threat information and enhance early warning capabilities.
“In addition, the state government is considering the implementation of extended detection and response (XDR), which provides comprehensive protection across networks, devices, servers and applications for a more holistic view of potential threats,” he said.
The exco member also announced that the State Secretary’s Office was appointed head of the National Critical Information Infrastructure (NCII) Sector, through a letter signed by the Prime Minister as stipulated under the Cyber Security Act 2024 (Act 854).
With this responsibility, he said the state government would be drafting a Cyber Security Code of Practice as part of efforts to comply with Act 854.
“This code of practice will be implemented across all agencies and departments under the state government which are identified as NCII entities,” he added.
He said the state government would also have strategic cooperation with the National Cyber Security Agency.
