Data breach opens up a can of worms

MALAYSIA is a nation of many contrasts. At the tail-end of the working week, we laid the foundation for the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) which signalled the country’s serious intention to be a player in the digital economy.

However, the headlines spelled out a different tale earlier in the week; about whether we are equipped to manage one of the digital economy’s most precious resour­ces: data.