THRUST 1: Effective Governance
- Centralise coordination of national cyber security initiatives
- Promote effective cooperation between public and private sectors
- Establish formal and encourage informal information sharing exchanges
THRUST 2: Legislative & Regulatory Framework
- Review and enhance Malaysia's cyberlaws to address the dynamic nature of cyber security threats
- Establish progressive capacity building programmes for national law enforcement agencies
- Ensure that all applicable local legislation is complementary to and in harmony with international laws, treaties and conventions
THRUST 3: Cyber Security Technology Framework
- Develop a national cyber security technology framework that specifies cyber security requirement controls and baselines for CNII elements
- Implement an evaluation/certification programme for cyber security products and systems
THRUST 4: Culture of Security and Capacity Building
- Develop, foster and maintain a national culture of security
- Standardise and coordinate cyber security awareness and education programmes across all elements of the CNII
- Establish an effective mechanism for cyber security knowledge dissemination at the national level
Identify minimum requirements and qualifications for information security professionals
THRUST 5: Research & Development Towards Self-Reliance
- Formalise the coordination and prioritisation of cyber security research and development activities
- Enlarge and strengthen the cyber security research community
- Promote the development and commercialisation of intellectual properties, technologies and innovations through focused research and development
- Nurture the growth of cyber security industry
THRUST 6: Compliance and Enforcement
- Standardise cyber security systems across all elements of the CNII
- Strengthen the monitoring and enforcement of standards
- Develop a standard cyber security risk assessment framework
THRUST 7: Cyber Security Emergency Readiness
- Strengthen the national computer emergency response teams (CERTs)
- Develop effective cyber security incident reporting mechanisms
- Encourage alt elements of the CNII to monitor cyber security events
- Develop a standard business continuity management framework
- Disseminate vulnerability advisories and threat warnings in a timely manner
- Encourage all elements of the CNII to perform periodic vulnerability assessment programmes
THRUST 8: International Cooperation
- Encourage active participation in all relevant international cyber security bodies, panels and multi-national agencies
- Promote active participation in all relevant international cyber security events, conferences and forums
- Enhance the strategic position of Malaysia in the field of cyber security by hosting an annual international cyber security conference
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