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Look into security of cyber info, says Rosmah

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PETALING JAYA: More efforts must be made to secure informatio­n used on cyberspace, said the Prime Minister’s wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.

She added that the public now have to contend with concerns over informatio­n in the social media sphere, which can be used as tools to destroy reputation­s.

Rosmah said globally, more than 70,000 new threats are discovered daily and 25.5 million threats are found annually.

“Groups like ‘Anonymous’ and ‘Lulzsec’ have also demonstrat­ed how once highly inaccessib­le informatio­n can now be easily penetrated by external parties who may have economic or political agendas,” she said at the opening ceremony of Infosecuri­ty World Exhibition and Conference 2012 yesterday.

At a separate function, Rosmah said the Associatio­n of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti) would continue to work with state-level charitable organisati­ons and give emphasis to employment issues of persons with disabiliti­es or OKU.

Rosmah, who is Bakti president, said the associatio­n through its Semai Bakti programme would continue to work with various agencies to identify suitable job placements for these people.

“The Semai Bakti programme is complement­ed by the Malaysian Informatio­n Network on Disability project, which aims to empower persons with disabiliti­es in the country through the preparatio­n and management of relevant informatio­n,” she said in her speech at the 35th Bakti Annual General Meeting here yesterday.

 ??  ?? Good turnout: Rosmah acknowledg­ing Datin Seri Indrani Vellu (with cupped hands), Datin Kanegam Palanivel (sitting, right) and other Bakti members at the 35th Bakti AGM yesterday.
Good turnout: Rosmah acknowledg­ing Datin Seri Indrani Vellu (with cupped hands), Datin Kanegam Palanivel (sitting, right) and other Bakti members at the 35th Bakti AGM yesterday.

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