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Ng says MDEC is focusing on getting more companies to open up opportunities for women. — SYAMIMI ZAINAL/The Star

The lack of tech knowledge should not stop women from pursuing a career in cybersecurity, according to the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), the organisation tasked with pushing forward Malaysia’s digital economy.

“We have to stress that some of the women who’ve found their way into the cybersecurity field through our career comeback programme were not from a tech background,” says Datuk Ng Wan Peng, MDEC chief operating officer.

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