MEDIA RELEASE
07 February 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECYBERSECURITY MALAYSIA SPEARHEADS WORLDWIDEINITIATIVES OF ENHANCING E-BUSINESS SECURITY
CyberSecurity Malaysia appointed as Chair of the World Trustmark Alliance (WTA)
to further develop and grow the worldwide organization, which currently has 37
members comprising Trustmark Operators from 30 countries.

KUALA LUMPUR (07 February 2014) - CyberSecurity Malaysia, the national cybersecurity specialist agency under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology andInnovation (MOSTI) is proud to announce that it has been elected and appointed as the2014 Chair of the World Trustmark Alliance (WTA).

WTA is a global organization of Trustmark Operators. At present, WTA comprises 37
members from 30 countries all over the world, including Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, USA,Germany, France, Mexico, Thailand, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, China and Vietnam.

Last year, the Chair position was held by SOSA, a Trustmark Operator in Taiwan.
CyberSecurity Malaysia became a member of the WTA on 30th of November 2011, after
being appointed by the Malaysian Government to operate the Malaysia Trustmark forPrivate Sector programme (MTPS) a year earlier.
“I am pleased to accept this appointment on behalf of CyberSecurity Malaysia’s MTPS. I
would like to thank the WTA members for entrusting CyberSecurity Malaysia to be thenew leader of WTA. This clearly demonstrates WTA members’ recognition ofCyberSecurity Malaysia’s professionalism and contribution to WTA since 2011.” SaidDr. Amirudin Abdul Wahab, CyberSecurity Malaysia’s Chief Executive Officer.

There is tremendous growth potential for e-business both globally and locally. Thuse-business is expected to positively and strongly contribute to the Malaysian economy
especially in terms of creating jobs and revitalizing various sectors -- such as themanufacturing, retail, telecommunications and postal services. However, the e-businessindustry is prone to problems such as credit card frauds, fraudulent e-businessmerchants, phishing sites, and hackers’ attacks on e-commerce websites.
“Those security and ‘trust’ issues prompted the Government to implement a programme
to promote greater trust and confidence in e-business in Malaysia, where e-business
entities could be assessed and certified for legitimacy and cyber security. CyberSecurity
Malaysia is given the responsibility to operate the MTPS, while the Malaysian
Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) operate theMalaysia Trustmark for the public sector programme known as Malaysia Trustmark bagi
Sektor Awam (MTSA).” Said Dr. Amirudin.
“We decided to become a member of the WTA to ensure that MTPS complies with theglobal e-business practices. We ran a pilot programme in 2012 and officially launched
the MTPS on the 3rd of July 2013.” Dr. Amirudin added.

WTA uses a set of Code of Conduct, also known as Guidelines for Trustmark Operators– Good Online Behaviour for Merchants. The Code of Conduct is recognized as theglobal best practices on e-business and covers the following six domains:
1. Disclosure of Information,
2. Practices,
3. Security,
4. Privacy,
5. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and6. Monitoring.
As the new Chair, CyberSecurity Malaysia will be hosting WTA’s Annual General
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2014, where the 37 Trustmark Operators from 30 countries will meet to discuss thefollowing agenda:
1. Membership agreement for the new member
2. Current development among the members
3. Emergent market trends
4. Current issues discussion
5. Project status discussion#End#

About the Malaysia Trustmark for Private Sector programme (MTPS)
MTPS is a service provided by CyberSecurity Malaysia to assess and certify e-business
entities in order to help consumers identify those that are legitimate and secure. EBusiness entities that satisfy the assessment criteria are awarded the Malaysia
Trustmark certificate or seal. MTPS was officially launched on the 3rd of July 2013. Moreinformation about MTPS is available at http://www.mytrustmark.cybersecurity.my/.

About WTAWTA is a global organization of Trustmark Operators, comprising 37 members from 30
countries all over the world, including Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, USA, Germany, France,Mexico, Thailand, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, China and Vietnam. WTA is formerly
known as ATA (Asia-Pacific Trustmark Alliance), which was established in 2003 as amembership-based organisation. In 2010, the ATA was renamed WTA, and since then its
membership was no longer confined to the Asia-Pacific region. WTA had been invited as
an APEC guest in ECSG (Electronic Commerce Steering Group) and DPS (Data PrivacySub-group) meetings for more active interactions since 2013. For more information about
WTA, visit www.wtaportal.org

About CyberSecurity Malaysia
CyberSecurity Malaysia is the national cyber security specialist agency under theMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). It provides specialized cybersecurity services and continuously identifies possible areas that may be detrimental toPage 3 of 4

national security and public safety. CyberSecurity Malaysia contributes immensely
towards the national objective of preventing disruptions to critical national information
infrastructures (CNII) in order to protect the public, the economy, and government
services. For more information, go to www.cybersecurity.my_______________________________________________________________________
CyberSecurity Malaysia is the national specialist centre for cyber security, under the purview ofthe Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).
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