Kuala Lampur, Oct. 22 -- National security is no longer determined exclusively by the number of soldiers, fighter jets, naval vessels or missile systems that a country possesses.

Increasingly, it is shaped by something far less visible: the digital footprints of its political leaders, military commanders and strategic decision-makers.

The concerns of Malaysia's National Cyber Security Committee over geolocation-enabled devices must therefore be taken seriously. What appears to be an ordinary smartphone, smartwatch, fitness tracker or location-sharing application can become a potential vulnerability in the national security architecture.

This is especially dangerous in an era when artificial intelligence (AI) can process enormous volume...