سياسات الدفاع الماليزية في ظل التهديدات الأمنية للبيئة الرقمية : الواقع والتحديات

Abstract

Despite it cannot be questioned that the widespread use of information and communication technologies made the everyday human activities easier, the growing use of these technologies means the increased chances of being attacked through it. In the light of the continued growth of the security threats posed by the digital environment, several countries sought to expand the scope of its national security to add the cyberspace dimension, moreover, it competed to create and precede a defensive strategies and policies in line with the rapid shift in the emerging security threat patterns. According to a study conducted in 2015, Malaysia was ranked first among the most cyber-savvy nations in the Asia-Pacific region, but this cyber savviness did not reflect on the lifting of its cybersecurity, on same time Malaysia was the country that worried the most about its cybersecurity, which means that the issue of security in the digital age has become more 339 difficult and complex than ever. In this context, This research paper aims to address the reality of the Malaysian Defense Policy, and identify and discuss its challenges under the various security threats of the digital environment, to this end, the securitisation theory of Copenhagen school has been applied as a theoretical framework, and a qualitative research method using a different type of Documents has been used to collect data and information. This paper attempts to contribute by opening a scientific discussion among the researchers whom interested in deepening and broadening the understanding of the correlations between the security variable and the current digital environment that still needs more studies to conduct about.