Internet addiction, lack of effective parental control increases cybersecurity risks

Internet addiction and lack of effective parental control have caused an increased cybersecurity risk among the younger generation, Communications and Multimedia Minister Annuar Musa said.

He said that was among the main findings of the Cybersecurity Awareness Benchmark Study 2021/2022 conducted by CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) in the period between Nov 16 and Dec 3, 2021, with the assistance of the Education Ministry’s Education Resource and Technology Division.

“There are many interesting and surprising discoveries in the study...