KUALA LUMPUR: Leonardo, a global industrial group that builds technological capabilities in aerospace, defence and security, opened its new regional cyber centre in Malaysia, strengthening its position as a leader in technologies for global security.
The inauguration, which took place yesterday in the presence of the Minister of Communications, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, underlines the company’s commitment to ensuring global security and responding proactively to increasingly complex, rapidly evolving cyber threats.
The strategic choice of Malaysia reflects the country’s leading role in cybersecurity.
The new centre in Kuala Lumpur is part of the Global CyberSec Centre (GCC), Leonardo’s trusted and mission-critical cybersecurity service provider headquartered in Chieti, Italy, and joins the already operational federated Regional Cyber Centres in Brussels (European Union), Bristol (United Kingdom) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
The GCC’s global network is designed to ensure cyber mission assurance for strategic customers – including defence organisations and critical national infrastructures – by pooling processes, information on threats, and cutting-edge technologies.
This federated model ensures both the ability to operate on a global scale in preventing, countering and responding to new threats, and the control of strategic data, fully respecting individual national sovereignty.
Leonardo’s Cyber & Security Solutions Division managing director, Andrea Campora, said this initiative is a long-term investment reflecting Leonardo’s major commitment to building a strong industrial and technological partnership with Malaysia while contributing to the development of highly specialised local human capital.
“In a world where cyber self-reliance has become the new currency of stability, we enable National Strategic Organizations to assure security and continuity of their operations, leveraging our Global CyberSec Platform.
“With this investment in Malaysia, we aim to support the transformation of critical infrastructures, such as National Cloud and National Security Operation Centres, into Autonomous Strategic Assets,” he said.
Malaysia stands out in the region for its advanced legislation on the subject and its protection of critical national infrastructure.
Leveraging the integration of Leonardo’s proprietary technologies in the field of cyber security, physical security and mission-critical communications and its experience in strategic sectors in Italy and abroad, the new centre will make a substantial contribution to global protection against new hybrid threats, strengthening the digital autonomy and supporting the sustainable development of Malaysia and the entire region.
The inauguration of the new regional Cyber Centre in Malaysia marks a key milestone in Leonardo’s long-term strategy to expand its international presence in the country and across the region.
The initiative, combined with recent acquisitions in Zero Trust architecture, further strengthens Leonardo’s leading role in ensuring global security and consolidates Malaysia as a crucial and strategic hub for Southeast Asia and, in perspective, for the Far East.
Leonardo has had an established presence in Malaysia for over forty years, making a significant contribution to its defence and aerospace sectors.
Over the decades, the company has supported the country with a comprehensive portfolio of advanced solutions, including helicopters for military and commercial operations, military aircraft, integrated defence systems – such as radar and both naval and electronic warfare capabilities – and security solutions for critical infrastructure and mission-critical communications.
