KUALA LUMPUR (June 28): The Cyber Security Bill 2024 is scheduled to be gazetted in the third quarter of this year (3Q2024), said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territory) Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
She said the effective date of gazetting can only be set after the process of drafting related regulations is completed and the draft is approved by the Attorney General's Chambers.
The National Cyber Security Agency under the National Security Council has identified four regulations, and is in the process of drafting them, Zaliha said in a written reply to the Dewan Rakyat on Parliament's website on Friday.
She said the regulations include that any person providing cybersecurity service obtain the Cyber Security Service Provider Licence, compounding of offences, risk assessment and audits, and the notification of cybersecurity incidents.
"The Bill will be enforced to convince the people that the cyber environment in the country is safe from any form of cyberattack," she said in response to a question from Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman (Perikatan Nasional-Kuala Krai).
The Cyber Security Bill 2024 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat on March 27, and the Dewan Negara on April 3.
It is aimed at enhancing the nation's cybersecurity through compliance with specific measures, standards and processes in managing cybersecurity threats.
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