05 May 2021 / 10:19 H.
PETALING JAYA: Facial recognition technology is the all-seeing eye. There is no escape once its net is cast.
While businesses love it for its ability to identify and profile customers, the ordinary person is defenceless against attempts to mine information about him.
Cybersecurity expert Fong Choong Fook says facial recognition technology is a double-edged sword.
“On the one hand, it helps law enforcers snare criminals. But if it falls into the wrong hands, innocent civilians become the prey,” said Fong, who is founder and chief executive officer of cybersecurity services provider LGMS.
Facial recognition technology is gaining ground in Malaysia as it has in the rest of the world. Recently, Malaysia Airports Bhd announced that the technology will be deployed at the KL International Airport this year to enable passengers to board flights without having to produce a boarding pass at the gate.
Internet users advised to limit what they share Reuters
PETALING JAYA: Vigilance is key to staying safe in cyberspace but for more than half a billion Facebook users in 106 countries, including Malaysia, it may already be too late.
They have likely become targets of cyber bullying and online harassment.
Facebook revealed on Sunday that their accounts had been hacked and their personal information posted on a low-level hacking forum. Such information, including full names, locations, birthdays, email addresses, phone numbers and relationship status, is now available for free.
The fact remains that the threat of hacking and leaking of personal and sensitive information has always been there and for now, cyber security experts say, short of not venturing into cyberspace, vigilance remains the best way to stay out of trouble. As cyber security expert Fong Choong-Fook pointed out to
PETALING JAYA: Cyber attacks will continue to be a threat in the foreseeable future, but there are ways to put in place an adequate defence system to .
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‘Personal data law needs to be tightened’ (Updated)
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PETALING JAYA: There is a need for a revision of legislation covering personal data if security breaches are to be avoided, or at the very least minimised, cyber security experts told
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Assoc Prof Dr Selvakumar Manickam of Universiti Sains Malaysia said data breaches can be extremely damaging, citing the leak involving Malaysian telcos in 2016, which gave rise to Macau scams.
“As we rely more on online services, we have to share our personal data with these service providers to ensure smooth delivery of their services,” he said.