Malaysia re-elected as APCERT chair for 2020-2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, through CyberSecurity Malaysia, has been re-elected as the Chair of the Asia Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (APCERT) via its Annual General Meeting (AGM), yesterday.

CyberSecurity Malaysia chairman, General (Rtd) Tan Sri Mohd Azumi Mohamed said unlike the previous AGMs, this year the event was conducted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and hosted by the APCERT Secretariat, Japan Computer Emergency Response Team/ Coordination Centre (JPCERT/CC).

"This event is consistent with APCERT’s vision of creating a safer, cleaner and more reliable cyber space within the Asia-Pacific region through global collaboration and trust.

"As the Chair, CyberSecurity Malaysia encourages more involvement of the members in moving forward while continuing to lead the APCERT Malware Mitigation Working Group, a collaborative initiative among the APCERT and OIC countries to expand malware research, analysis and response to protect the community against malware threats," he said in a statement yesterday.

Mohd Azumi said this was another milestone for CyberSecurity Malaysia in recognition of its technical expertise, leadership and professionalism.

“As the Chair, the agency is responsible to provide strategic direction and guidance to maintain the relevancy of APCERT.

“CyberSecurity Malaysia will continue to develop and encourage multilateral efforts, frameworks, new norms, sharing of information and support a digital order if we are to create a trusted and resilient cyberspace whose future is in the hands of all in the region," he added.

CyberSecurity Malaysia is one of the co-founders of APCERT back in 2002 and this is the third appointment as the Chair (‪2020-2021‬) after the first appointment in 2007 and the second for ‪2019-2020‬.

The agency remains a steering committee member since its inception and will continue until 2021.

-- BERNAMA