USM lecturer moots teaching cybersecurity in schools | Malay Mail

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GEORGE TOWN, Sept 24 ― A Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) professor has proposed that cybersecurity be incorporated into the national school syllabus. Associate Professor M. Selvakumar, a researcher at USM’s National Advanced IPv6 Centre (NAv6), said he is leading a team from USM in developing...

USM Associate Professor M. Selvakumar says cyber crime is increasing and it is not easy to detect or eliminate as there are large syndicates that are specially trained to do this. — AFP pic

“This programme is to educate and guide internet users, especially those on social media, to prevent them from falling victim to cyber crimes,” he told reporters at the International Security Seminar here.“This is why we need a specific programme that takes into account common human behaviours to educate people so that they are not easily duped by those they meet online,” he said.

Selvakumar claimed that there is no software or anti-virus programmes in the market that can stop or detect cyber crimes and internet scams.

 

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