Securing the Nation's Digital Ecosystem

CRAFTING THE NATION’S CYBERSECURITY FUTURE

As the Digital Economy takes the centre stage around the world, the risk of cybersecurity threats has also become prevalent. With threats becoming increasingly sophisticated, the need for cybersecurity experts have grown exponentially.

In order to meet the ever-growing demand of cybersecurity solutions, we have built collaborations between industry and the government to provide cybersecurity startups with access to technical mentoring, business support and advice. By supporting them, they’ll be able to help grow Malaysia’s cybersecurity industry to new heights.

MALAYSIA’S CYBERSECURITY POTENTIAL

When it comes to potential in the cybersecurity industry, Malaysia is one of the best ranking countries in the ASEAN region. Here are the details:

10,500

Number of cybersecurity talent demand in Malaysia by the year 2020

Source: Frost & Sullivan’s recent digital talent study

Top 10

of job opportunities in Malaysia is related to cybersecurity

Source: Talent Pool Report Pro – Oct 2017

21%

The percentage of women in Malaysian cybersecurity workforce

Source: Dec 2017 LinkedIn Report

USD 632.6M

Estimated value of Malaysia’s overall security services market in 2021

Source: IDC Market Security Product and Services Forecast, 2H16

OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

As part of our vision to drive cybersecurity innovation in Malaysia, we’ve introduced a number of initiatives to help bring together large firms to work with startups and industry experts to develop new technologies:


  • Establish mentorship programs to share domain knowledge, technical and business experience
  • Establish a platform for local solution providers to showcase their solutions, followed by piloting the adoption on the challenges

OUR PROGRAMMES

Through the partnership with industry, government agencies and institutes of higher learning, MDEC has launched several cybersecurity programmes covering industry growth, innovation and talent development.