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Malaysia's Prime Minister has approved a $13 million grant to lay the foundation of IMPACT, a not-for-profit global organization to rally efforts from governments, the private sector and academia worldwide, against the growing threat of cyber-terrorism.
IMPACT (International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism) is the first global public-private initiative against cyber-terrorism, which drives collaboration among governments, industry leaders and cyber-security experts to enhance the global community's capacity to prevent and respond to cyber-threats.
The start-up grant will be used to construct the IMPACT (International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism) building in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, and operations are expected to start in December 2008.
The IMPACT initiative was formally announced in 2006 by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, at the closing ceremony of the previous World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) held in the U.S.
Vulnerable online infrastructure
Al-Ishsal Ishak, Acting Chief Operations Officer and Head, Centre for Training & Skills Development of IMPACT, said the original announcement acknowledged that cyber and online infrastructure could also be vulnerable to other conventional forms of terrorism.
The fund will also finance the infrastructure of the four Centres of IMPACT: the Centre for Training & Skills Development, the Centre for Security Certification, Research & Development, the Centre for Global Response, and the Centre for Policy, Regulatory Framework & International Co-operation.
Currently chaired by the Malaysian Prime Minister, the chairmanship of the International Advisory Board of IMPACT will be taken over by other member countries after the initial three-year term on a rotating basis.
Mohd Noor Amin, Chairman of Management Board, IMPACT, said: "I think from the standpoint of the Malaysian Government, their contribution so far is really a gift to the global community, because someone has to start and they felt that they're just giving the seed."
Early Warning System
IMPACT is currently building two systems for its member countries. The Early Warning System will aggregate 'feeds' from its security partners and member countries, which will be redistributed across the world to member countries.
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