PETALING JAYA: Targeting the status conscious who seek instant glory, doctorate mills are making offers openly to those bent on putting the “Dr” prefix before their names. A group sent out such offers via email recently, offering honorary doctorate degrees on behalf of a foreign-based university. The group claimed that it was opening nominations for the…
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians should be wary of websites that use questionable methodology which paints the country as highly crime-prone. Cybersecurity expert Assoc Prof Dr Selvakumar Manickam from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) said the crime rate in the country has always been low in general. Malaysia was placed fourth as a country with the highest crime…
PETALING JAYA: Advertisements popping up on the screen while you are surfing the internet or trying to send a message is a mild irritation. Most people live with it as the price of having the convenience of an online communications platform. But it becomes a problem when it also opens a way for the service provider…
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) under the purview of National Security Council (NSC) has warned all government agencies to brace for a possible cyber attack. NSC, in a statement, said it has issued a notice to all government agencies to take necessary steps to prevent and mitigate the impact of the cyber…
GEORGE TOWN – Police must brace themselves for a rise in white-collar and sophisticated crime due to economic hardship brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. Universiti Sains Malaysia criminologist Assoc Prof Datuk P. Sundramoorthy said it is no longer the traditional forms of armed robberies, but the subtle use of technology and social media networks that…
RANTAU PANJANG: Smugglers operating along the country’s border with Thailand are resorting to violence and aggression as they are getting desperate while conducting their illegal businesses under stricter border control measures. This followed intensified checks by border enforcement agencies following the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), sources said. “The implementation of the first Movement Control…
Telecommunication companies, banks, insurance companies and utility companies should implement stringent controls to prevent customers’ personal data being divulged to unscrupulous third parties. Criminologist Assoc Prof Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy said such entities must carry out “periodical audits” on authorised users in their entities who have access to customers’ data. “No one user should have…
GEORGE TOWN – A proposal by a criminologist to charge male partners of women who discard their newly-born infants, has received support from the Penang government. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) criminologist assoc prof Datuk Dr P. Sundramoorthy mooted the prospect of changing the law to jointly charge both parents of abandoned babies. The proposal was also…
