MEDIA RELEASE
3 November 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CYBERSECURITY MALAYSIA AND KISA SIGN MOU TO
STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION IN CYBER SECURITY
KUALA LUMPUR (3 NOVEMBER 2016) – CyberSecurity Malaysia, an agency under the
the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and Korea Internet & Security
Agency (KISA), an agency under the Republic of Korea Ministry of Science, ICT and Future
Planning signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate and enhance
cooperation in the field of cyber security.
Both agencies agreed to exchange, develop and consolidate their knowledge and
experiences in the areas of cyber security incidents and the response management, threats
and risk management, training and awareness, research and development and critical
information infrastructure protection. Both agencies also agreed to exchange human
resources to facilitate the development of national cyber security legal and regulatory
frameworks; training, research and development; and to mutually respond to cyber threats.
The Chief Executive Officer of CyberSecurity Malaysia, Dr. Amirudin Abdul Wahab and the
President and Chief Executive Officer of KISA, Mr. Keeseung Baik signed the MoU for their
respective agencies. The MoU was signed during KISA’s official visit to CyberSecurity
Malaysia’s office this morning.
“In a borderless world we are living today, international cooperation is increasingly important
to mitigate threats that comes with it,” said Dr. Amirudin.
“This arrangement with our South Korean counterpart will strengthen the efforts of both
agencies to protect cyber security in both countries and in this region,” he added.