KUALA LUMPUR: The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is among the foreign agencies that will train Malaysia's new Technical and Tactical Cyber Unit.
The police are also looking at having their counterparts in China to train the new unit.
"Part of their training will involve them learning from the best practices of our counterparts in the region," Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Hussain told the New Straits Times.
Razarudin said he would be meeting with his counterparts in China during a visit to the country from Nov 16 to 21.
"I will discuss with them on having this team train with police in China and learn how they tackle cybercrimes in their country."
He added that the new unit would also be supported with the right tools for the job.
Meanwhile, Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the new unit would be headed by Senior Assistant Commissioner Zaldino Zaludin.
"This unit will help us focus more on cybercrimes," he said, adding that the team would focus on investigation, analysis and technical support, as well as crime prevention.
Ramli said the unit would also train with the police's counterparts in Australia.
Earlier, Razarudin revealed that the Technical and Tactical Cyber Unit had been established to boost the CCID's ability to tackle cybercrimes. The initial team will comprise 17 people.
"This initiative will strengthen police's capacity to address cyber threats with greater effectiveness," he said during the IGP's monthly assembly at the Bukit Aman CCID yesterday.
He highlighted that the tactics used by criminals in commercial crimes were becoming more complex, particularly with the use of artificial intelligence.
A particularly alarming example is the rise of deep fake technology, which allows criminals to create convincing fake content, such as videos, images, or audio, to deceive victims.