Media & Technology

Phishing: Challenges and Issues in Malaysia.

Details: Category: Internet & Technology; Published: Saturday, 23 August 2008 03:28; Posted by Saudi, Madihah Mohd

Author 1 Saudi, Madihah Mohd

Author 2 Ismail, Shaharudin

Author 3 Tamil, Emran Mohd, et al

According to Malaysian Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT) the number of forgery incidents especially phishing cases in Malaysia had enormously increased. This social engineering act which tricks someone into giving their confidential information is becoming a major threat in securing a person private identity. Therefore, this paper will discuss the challenges and impacts of phishing in Malaysia. A survey is done to analyze the respondents' opinions towards phishing issues, how the phishing affected their daily operation, how they get to know about phishing, how they react to phishing incident and prevention levels in organizations. From the result, the mitigation steps in reducing phishing are recommended. Although the study was done in Malaysia, it is expected that the same pattern occur around the globe. This paper could be used as a guidance and recommendation to the public and any related sectors in combating phishing. [Download]

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Biotechnology, the Environment and Alternative Media in Malaysia.

Details: Category: Internet & Technology; Published: Sunday, 13 July 2008 11:45; Posted by Smeltzer, Sandra

The Malaysian government has embarked on an ambitious path to make biotechnology a key driver of the country's economic future. This burgeoning sector is being developed by a state with a problematic environmental track record, which does not bode well for the future. As mainstream Malaysian media are heavily controlled through a range of restrictive laws and hegemonic pressures to selfcensor, critical coverage of biotechnology and its implicit ties to the environment is, not surprisingly, sparse. The focus of this article, however, is the relative scarcity of critical discussions about these issues in the country's vital alternative media. This article offers a number of suggestions for this short- fall, including government restrictions on available information, the complexity of relevant issues, a lack of recognition of the industry's importance, and the tenuous relationship between environmental NGOs and alternative media practitioners and organizations. Source: Canadian Journal of Communication; 2008, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p5-20, 16p. Author: Smeltzer, Sandra. [Download]

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The Malaysian Experience in Science and Technology Development and Its Relevance for OIC Countries

Details: Category: Internet & Technology; Published: Sunday, 13 July 2008 03:36; Posted by Mohd Hazim Shah

The paper examines the question of the economic and religious influence on S&T development in Malaysia. Publication: 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference; 3-5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Author: Mohd Hazim Shah. [Download]

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Combating cyber terrorism

Details: Category: Internet & Technology; Published: Sunday, 13 July 2008 04:47; Posted by Mohd Noor Amin

After consulting experts in our region and leaders in global technology companies and academia, we took the first steps to establish the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism (IMPACT), an effort to coax the world's governments into collaboration on cyber-security. Since the Internet knows no national boundaries, no country, acting alone, can adequately protect itself from cyber-terrorism. Source Washington Times, The (DC); 05/20/2008. Author: Mohd Noor Amin. [Download]

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Multimedia Business Ethics And Popular Cultural Spread Responsibility; A Comparative Approach between Indonesia and Malaysia

Details: Category: Internet & Technology; Published: Saturday, 12 July 2008 11:02; Posted by Erni Rusyani

The paper has goals to explain:
a. Business ethics approach in multimedia business
b. Popular Culture Spread through multimedia
c. Disadvantages of popular cultural spreads through multimedia: Indonesia and Malaysian Cases
d. Prevention of dreadful impacts of popular cultural spread through multimedia business ethics implementations
e. Government role in prevent dreadful impacts of popular culture.

Publication: 4th International Malaysian Studies Conference; 3-5 August 2004, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia, Bangi.

Author: Erni Rusyani. [Download]

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