Foong Cheng Leong

Tag: Computer Crimes Act 1997

  • Phone tapping is the issue, not PKR-Umno pact, says Zaid

    I was asked by Free Malaysia Today to add in to the alleged leaked voice recording of political parties leaders, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and PKR president Anwar Ibrahim. It was reported that the voice recording was of the two presidents but the source of the leakage is unknown. Zahid Hamidi has claimed that…

  • Hijacking hardware in stealth mode

    I was featured by The Star in their article “Hijacking hardware in stealth mode“. I was asked to comment about malicious cryptomining Malaysia. Under our law, malicious cryptominers can be punished with the Computer Crimes Act 1997, says Bar Council information technology and cyberlaw committee deputy chairman Foong Cheng Leong. “It can be considered unauthorised…

  • Getting ‘played’ over games

    I was featured by The Star in their article “Getting ‘played’ over games“. I was asked to comment about online impersonation in Malaysia. Bar Council information technology and cyberlaw committee deputy chairman Foong Cheng Leong said somebody who impersonates another person online could be breaking the law if the actions fall within criminal activity. “For…

  • Event: ASEAN IT Security Conference 2016

    I will be speaking at at ASEAN IT Security Conference 2016 on the topic “Dealing with Computer Crimes Within the Organisation: A Case Study on Computer Crimes Act 1997“. Details about the event Cyber security is headline news almost constantly because hacks, data theft and high profile breaches are now a part of daily life…

  • Upcoming Event: Cyber Laws and Digital Forensics

    I will be speaking at this event on the 22nd of October 2014 on Taking Actions on Cyber Crime (Click on image for larger view)

  • Bread & Kaya: Cyberstalking, harassment … and road rage

    Bread & Kaya: Cyberstalking, harassment … and road rage Foong Cheng Leong Jul 17, 2014 – No specific Malaysian law that criminalises stalking or harassment – Singapore has enacted such laws, and Malaysia should follow suit THE recent case of a blogger complaining that she had been harassed and stalked by a fan got me…

  • What the hack happened?

    The Star quoted me in the following article on 19 August 2012:- Sunday August 19, 2012 What the hack happened? By LISA GOH lisagoh@thestar.com.my Losing your personal particulars to hackers can lead to financial losses, heartaches, loss of reputation – and sometimes friends, too. IT starts out so innocently. A simple vote request by an…

  • Tweet at your own risk

    Published in The Star Newspaper on 21 January 2010 The explosion in Internet-based social networking – fuelled by ease of DIY publishing – is throwing up new challenges, business and legal, to the online community. THE year 2009 marked an important year for social media networking. It brought change to politics, society and business. Many…