CyberSecurity Malaysia actively involved in the 20th ISO / IEC JTC 1 / SC 27, IT Security Techniques Working Group and Plenary Meeting in Kuching, Sarawak from 4 to 12 May 2015.

In the field of information technology, ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) have set up a Joint Technical Committee ISO / IEC JTC 1, where ISO / IEC JTC 1 SC 27 is a technical sub-committee which includes the standardization of generic methods and techniques for IT Security.

The meeting of the working group of ISO / IEC JTC 1 SC 27 is held twice a year. There are a number of benefits for CyberSecurity Malaysia by being a member of this working group and attending this meeting, such as improving and enhancing the ISMS training modules, implementing ISMS and ISMS certification body, improving Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) services and providing relevant information to improve project implementation plan for RMK11 projects.

CyberSecurity Malaysia's representatives, Mdm Nor'Azuwa Pahri Mohammed (Head of Security Assurance) and Mdm Sabariah Ahmad (Head of Security Management and Best Practices) attended the meetings of the WG1: Information Security Management System and the WG4: Security and Service Control. They are among the members of the working group under the Technical Committee on Information Security (TC5), led by Standard Malaysia as the national body for standards development.

CyberSecurity Malaysia participated in the Global Offset and Countertrade Associate (GOCA) as speaker on 10 to 13 May 2015 in California, USA.

Global Offset and Countertrade Association (GOCA) is the NGO's entity that manages global offset program. The conference is organized to promote trade and commercialization of overseas companies and customers through a reciprocal program and offsets.

A total of 250 participants from various government and industry organizations from 20 countries attended the conference, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Oman, Peru and Saudi Arabia.

Maslina Daud, Vice President, Proactive Services Division represented CyberSecurity Malaysia and made a presentation entitled "Emerging Requirements and Opportunities in Cyber Security".

CyberSecurity Malaysia's participation in this conference was to introduce the organization as a technical center to address the issue of cyber security, promote expert services in the field of information and cyber security as well as to share experiences and knowledge on the importance of cyber security program as part of the overall project offsets.

A working group meeting between CyberSecurity Malaysia and the Universiti Technical Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) was held on May 12, 2015 in UTeM, Melaka. The discussion was held to discuss project proposals that can be implemented jointly under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CyberSecurity Malaysia and UTeM.

Earlier, a MoU was signed in November 2014 to establish a framework for cooperation in the area of cyber security through joint research and development, training programs, seminars, workshops and colloquiums.

The working group meeting was chaired by the YBhg. Professor Datuk Dr. Shahrin bin Sahib, Vice Chancellor UTeM. The delegation from CyberSecurity Malaysia was led by its Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Zahri Hj Yunos.

CyberSecurity Malaysia participated in Safe Cities Asia 2015 Conference as speaker organized by the WBR Singapore Pte. Ltd. in Singapore from 12 to 14 May 2015.

A total of 200 participants from around the world and 50 speakers from various industries and portfolio, including Interpol, Europol, US, UK, Holland, India, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and New Zealand attended the conference. Besides the conference, there was also an exhibition participated by various organizations such as Alcatel-Lucent, Hitachi Data Systems, IBM, NICE Systems, Simudyne, Citynet, Verint and A * STAR's Institute for Infocomm Research.

Puan Rohani Mohamad, CyberSecurity Malaysia's Board of Director and Mdm Carrine Teoh, Head of Product Development and Marketing represented CyberSecurity Malaysia at this conference. Carrine also involved as a panelist in the session and made a presentation at the conference.

CyberSecurity Malaysia's participation in this conference as one of the supporting agencies is a recognition of CyberSecurity Malaysia's expertise in cyber security industry in the region. In addition to strengthening the position of CyberSecurity Malaysia, the conference is also an opportunity for CyberSecurity Malaysia to establish cooperation with international organizations in the field of cyber security.

On 13 and 15 May 2015, CyberSecurity Malaysia organized a seminar for risk management and incident control to meet the requirements of ISO / IEC 270,012,013.

This three-day seminar was attended by 23 participants from various organizations, including Malaysia Airlines (MAS), Diaspora Sdn. Ltd., Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), Sunway University, MARA and Energy Technology Perlis Consortium Sdn Bhd (TPC).

The seminar was held to discuss matters such as:

1. Introduction to risk and risk management methods based on ISO 31000 standard and the ISO / IEC 27001;
2. Introduction to information security incidents and incident handling methods based on standard ISO / IEC 27035;
3. Issues relating to cyber security operations and risk.

The seminar received positive feedback from the participants in the presence of Prof. Edward Humphreys, an expert in the field of information security. This is an ongoing commitment of CyberSecurity Malaysia to organizations that have successfully obtained the ISO / IEC 27001.

CyberSecurity Malaysia participated in the National Innovation Conference and Exhibition (NICE) 2015 which took place from 21 to 23 May 2015 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).

Among CyberSecurity Malaysia's activities at NICE2015 were exhibitions of CyberSecurity Malaysia's products and services, namely CyberDEF, MyTRUSTSEAL, Data Recovery Services, Cyber999 and MyCyberSecurityClinic.

NICE 2015 is based on innovation and commercialization conference and exhibition commercial products organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). It is implemented by the Commercialisation MOSTI (MCY) in 2014 with the aim of boosting the commercialization of innovation and R & D countries, especially products which are financed by government funds.

CyberSecurity Malaysia's participation at the 2015 NICE has helped in the effort to strengthen the position of CyberSecurity Malaysia as the lead role in cyber security as well as the opportunity to promote products and services provided by CyberSecurity Malaysia.