CyberSecurity Malaysia Signs MoU With CERT Australian

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- CyberSecurity Malaysia, an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT Australia) to pave the way for more collaboration in the future. CyberSecurity Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab said the MoU is an inaugural bilateral effort of both parties on a framework for operational collaboration on the cyber security domain. "This MoU is essential for CyberSecurity Malaysia and CERT Australia in exploring the potential initiative for mitigating cross-border cyber-crime matters," he said in a statement Thursday. He said, furthermore, the MoU has enabled the exchange of information and strategies for effective cyber security incidents response towards mitigating cyber threats. The five-year MoU has laid out plans for collaboration and partnerships focused on establishing and strengthening efforts related to cyber security and computer emergency response in mitigating cyber-crimes. Among the initiatives that both parties agreed on, includes the exchange of information and establishment of channels for exchange of information as appropriate, as well as the exchange of threat response and incident handling information relating to the other country. Both countries also agreed on the establishment of cross-border incident handling and cyber security projects, exchange of information and strategies for effective cyber security incident response, and other forms of collaboration arranged by the parties as per mutual agreement. -- BERNAMA