The head of the Malaysian government agency announced on Monday that Malaysia will cooperate with Huawei to establish a cyber security laboratory in Kuala Lumpur.

According to a report from the Nikkei Asian Review on February 22, Malaysia’s Cyber ​​Security Malaysia (Cyber ​​Security Malaysia) is responsible for managing the country’s communications and multimedia sector. Its CEO Amirudin Abdul Wahab recently told the media that the department has a long-term cooperative relationship with Huawei, and I hope to further deepen cooperation in many areas in the future.

Amirudin said in an interview with the media at the Shanghai World Mobile Conference: “Malaysian cybersecurity and Huawei are establishing a strategic cooperation framework. The main expansion areas are cybersecurity governance, cybersecurity talent development, and the establishment of cybersecurity standards and certification in Malaysia. The goal is To build Malaysia into a first-class regional cyber security center."

He also praised Huawei as a global leader in 5G, cloud computing and AI technology, and an ideal partner for Malaysia. Last Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (Muhyiddin Yassin) announced that the country will accelerate 5G deployment before the end of this year.

Malaysia is willing to cooperate with Huawei in cyber security and other areas, which is in sharp contrast to the exclusion of Huawei from 5G construction by countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States.

As early as 2019, when former U.S. President Trump planned to include Huawei on the list of entities, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir told the media that Malaysia hoped to "leave more room for Huawei's technology."

Based on this, Maxis, one of Malaysia's largest telecom operators, selected Huawei as its hardware supplier for 5G equipment and services in October 2019. At the beginning of 2020, when the Malaysian government changed, Muhyiddin became the new prime minister and continued to uphold the predecessor’s open and cooperative attitude towards Huawei.

The cooperation between Malaysia and Huawei in cyber security can be traced back to earlier. Huawei and the Malaysian Cyber ​​Security Agency established a joint steering committee in 2017, which meets twice a year to discuss topics such as standards and measures to prevent cyber threats. The establishment of the joint laboratory will elevate the relationship between the two parties to a new level.

Amirudin said that the center will showcase the end-to-end security of a comprehensive 5G test platform ecosystem from the network to cloud applications, and to end-user devices. He added that it will cooperate with international industry organizations such as GSMA to expand international recognition in the verification mechanism of the communications industry.

Currently, Huawei operates six cyber security centers worldwide: Shenzhen, Banbury in the United Kingdom, Bonn in Germany, Brussels in Belgium, Toronto in Canada and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.