Data protection is users’ responsibility, says deputy minister

Yasmin Ramlan Yasmin Ramlan Updated 6 years ago · Published on 20 Nov 2017 11:30AM · 2 Comments

Simple steps such as changing one’s password every three months and refraining from sharing personal information on the internet goes a long way in ensuring that one’s data does not become a commodity on the dark web, says Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia Jailani Johari. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 20, 2017.

INTERNET users must take greater care to protect their personal data instead of relying solely on the government to put into place security measures, said Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia Jailani Johari.

Simple steps such as changing one’s password every three months and refraining from sharing personal information on the internet or social media went a long way in preventing one’s data from being traded in the dark web, said Jailani.

“It’s not just acts that can help in terms of enforcement and all that; what’s more important is the aspect of self control.

“This is where I want to emphasise that as users, we must ensure that we don’t share any kind of personal information on websites or social media,” he said today in Parliament.

Despite Malaysia being the 23rd most cyber-attacked country in the world, cybersecurity experts say local organisations and companies are not investing enough in tech security.

Last month, online forum lowyat.net published an article on a massive data breach involving 46.2 million mobile phone subscribers.

Police say the breach was traced to an IP address in Oman. – November 20, 2017.

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  • Wahai menteri bodoh. Kecurian data berlaku bukannya dari Facebook atau email kami. Kecurian data berlaku dari sistem data bank, telco dan syarikat lain yang menyimpan data kami untuk pemprosesan. Tolong siasat hal ini dari segi Akta Perlindungan Data Peribadi dimana syarikat yang terlibat harus dipertanggungjawabkan diatas kebocoran yang berlaku, bukannya suruh tukar password!

    Sekian.

    #triggered

    Posted 6 years ago by Fourth Gen pendatang citizen saf · Reply

  • U better resign la Minister. U have failed yourself and the Rakyat. This is the best answer from a ruling government minister. Malu woi!

    Posted 6 years ago by Chin Chai · Reply