FINAL
CO-CHAIRS’ SUMMARY REPORT
1ST ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING ON SECURITY
OF AND IN THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGIES (ARF ISM ON ICTs SECURITY)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-26 April 2018
INTRODUCTION
1.
The Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur on 25-26 April 2018. The Meeting was
Co-Chaired by Mr. Md Shah Nuri Md Zain, Chief Executive, National Cyber Security
Agency, National Security Council of Malaysia; Mr. Ng Hoo Ming, Deputy Chief
Executive Operation, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore; and Mr. Masato Otaka,
Ambassador in charge of UN Affairs and Cyber Policy, Deputy Assistant Minister,
Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The Meeting was
attended by representatives from all ARF Participants except Bangladesh, Brunei
Darussalam, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Myanmar, Mongolia,
and Papua New Guinea. Representatives of the ASEAN Secretariat, as well as a
representative of the ARF Experts and Eminent Persons (EEPs) also attended the
Meeting. The List of Delegates appears as ANNEX 1.
AGENDA ITEM 1: OPENING REMARKS
2.
General Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Hj. Zulkifeli bin Mohd. Zin (R), Director General
of National Security, National Security Council of Malaysia delivered the keynote
speech and highlighted the importance of Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs) as a vital factor for economic and security development. Gen.
Zulkifeli (R) also highlighted the links between increasing dependence on the ICTs in
the region and the threats emanating from international organised crime, including
drug and human-trafficking, financial fraud and money laundering, cyber espionage,
malicious software (malware) and high-scale cyber-attacks, and emphasised that the
Internet has become a quick and efficient medium for cross-border criminal activities.
Co-Chairs’ Summary Report of the 1st ARF ISM on ICTs Security
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-26 April 2018
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