PETALING JAYA: Do security companies offering bodyguard services carry out a background check on clients to ascertain they are not involved in illegal activities? Criminologist Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy who raised the matter yesterday told theSun that due diligence should be performed by security companies to ensure their bodyguards or armed escorts are not providing personal…

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…

PETALING JAYA: Logging on to transfer cash to another bank account or to pay bills has become second nature to many Malaysians. The high level of trust in e-banking can be attributed to two factors – trust in the security system and the convenience it offers, according to cyber-security experts. As associate professor Dr Selvakumar Manickam…

KUALA LUMPUR: Experts have urged the government to issue clear guidelines on offences that are considered violations of the Movement Control Order standard operating procedures (SOP), as well as the accompanying compounds. This, they said, could go a long way to quell the public’s discontent over the maximum RM10,000 compound, which could be issued for…

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 mitigate the risks. According to cyber security experts, among the steps that can be taken are to have a team of highly specialised IT experts in-house, ensure regular software…

PETALING JAYA: Just like any online data, the account information of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributors is vulnerable to cyber attacks. By extension, it is highly possible that account holders who have applied to withdraw their money under the i-Sinar initiative can potentially lose their savings. This weakness was made evident in a recent fraudulent attempt…

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 theSun. Assoc Prof Dr Selvakumar Manickam of Universiti Sains Malaysia said data breaches can be extremely damaging, citing the leak involving Malaysian telcos in 2016,…

PETALING JAYA: Close ties with politicians are enabling crime kingpins to obtain honorific titles and run their illegal activities unhindered. Former inspector-general of police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said enormous political funding by drug lords, loan sharks and gambling kingpins has led to these crooks rubbing shoulders with politicians. He said favours such as the recommendations…