The country’s target, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) chief executive officer Datuk Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab said, is to produce 20,000 cybersecurity-knowledge workers by 2025. “It is crucial to have a competent cybersecurity workforce to address this shift, shape the future and accelerate its adoption among communities,” he told StarEdu. “The cybersecurity workforce gap is never static. “However, several key factors must be considered such as the definition of cybersecurity workforce and cybersecurity professionals, participating organisations and sources of data.”He said the (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study Report 2020 stated that there is a shortage of 2.045 million cybersecurity workforce within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. With support from the government, academia and industry, CSM has established this local cybersecurity professional certification scheme that is aligned with international standards of ISO17024, ISO27001 and ISO9001.

Source: The Star September 19, 2021 00:17 UTC