Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance Research Unit (CGRC-RU)
Founded in 2017 under the CyberSecurity Centre of Excellence,
CGRC-RU brings together experts from IT and law to tackle today’s cybersecurity challenges. With 14 members from Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT) and Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL), we focus on advancing knowledge and solutions in information assurance and digital security.
Our Objectives
- To ethically evaluate, develop and promote cybersecurity standards, laws and best practices aimed at mitigating prevalent and emerging cyber threats (including those enabled or generated by AI), contributing to a secure and trustworthy digital ecosystem.
- To design, implement, and assess comprehensive and systematic cybersecurity risk management frameworks and processes to enhance the resilience of organizations and society against cyber risks.
- To advance the holistic understanding and responsible adoption of cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance principles by fostering multidisciplinary research collaborations, disseminating research findings, and engaging in knowledge exchange with industry stakeholders.
Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Anticipated in 2025
Organizational cyber risks ranked – 2025
KAJIAN RANG UNDANG-UNDANG KESELAMATAN SIBER
The National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA), National Security Council, has offered the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), through IIUM Entrepreneurship & Consultancies Sdn. Bhd. (IECSB), a consultancy project entitled “Kajian Rang Undang-Undang Keselamatan Siber”.
RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
A delegation of five researchers (see names below) from the Department of Information Systems, Kulliyyah of ICT, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) had the distinct honor of participating in a research training program at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Melbourne, Australia. This program forms an integral part of the UoM-IIUM Cyber Resilience research project, generously funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia. The delegation extends its sincere gratitude to Professor Dr. Atif Ahmad and Associate Professor Dr. Sean Maynard for their invaluable knowledge sharing session, which undoubtedly contributes towards the advancement of Malaysia’s cyber resilience efforts.
