Cybersecurity audit will be conducted on 175 govt websites

A cybersecurity audit will be conducted on the 175 government websites considered "not secure", which experts warned could lead to personal data breaches and other cybersecurity risks.This was stated by Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairperson Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek (above) when asked about an examination finding by Malaysiakini between late May and early July."With regard to the 175 websites, we have advised the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu) to work closely with CyberSecurity Malaysia to have a cybersecurity audit to look for gaps," he said.On Monday, Malaysiakini reported that at least 175 government websites out of 700 were not secure. Websites are identified as “not secure” when the URL begins with “http” instead of “https”.