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MCMC Appoints New Members of the Information Sharing Forum (ISF)

30 Mar 2005, BERNAMA
Cyberjaya, 30 March 2005 - The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today released a list of new members of the Information Sharing Forum (ISF) on Information and Network Security. The IFS was formed in June 2004 and comprises various Internet Service Providers (ISP) and other agencies in order to address the information and network security issues in Malaysia. Apart from encouraging cooperation between different network owners, operators and other agencies, the establishment of the said forum enables the sharing of experience and expertise for the benefit of the Malaysian network infrastructure. In view of the recent website defacement which happened a few weeks ago, the MCMC has appointed several individuals from three organizations to be part of ISF. The new members are Mr Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran, Dr Nah Soo Hoe, Meling Mudin and Dinesh Nair from Hack In The Box; Encik Ahmad Ubaidah Omar and Encik Kamal Khilmi Othman from Defensix; Encik Syaril Aziz and Encik Shamsul Baharin from MYSEQ. According to Adelina Iskandar, MCMC's Head of Corporate Communications, "The MCMC believes that the additional new members will add value to the ISF based on their technical expertise as well as experience in the field of information and network security." She added, "It is thus important for the ISF in meeting the challenges of the information and network security to have within its group, the best the industry could provide." The appointment of the individuals is in line with the Term of Reference (ToR) of the ISF which states that the MCMC as the Chairman of the ISF may invite members representing other organizations to participate in the Forum.
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