State of Cyber Security and the Factors Governing its Protection in Malaysia
Lalitha Muniandy, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Balakrishnan Muniandy

Abstract
This conceptual paper examines the state of cyber security and the factors governing cyber security protection in Malaysia. The main aim of this paper is to evaluate the current state of cyber security in Malaysia and to identify the factors which need to be addressed in order to create a secured cyber space. This is because the state of cyber security in Malaysia will determine the future direction of Malaysians in cyber space. Nowadays, more and more people are engaged in cyber space to perform their daily activities, so a secured cyber space is very important to ensure that everything goes smoothly. Although the Malaysian government takes various steps to control and protect its cyber citizens, yet the cyber crimes are increasing in line with the number of cyber space users. In this paper, three factors, namely technology, organizational and human factors were identified as the factors governing cyber security protection in Malaysia.

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