PUTRAJAYA, July 9 -- Malaysia has launched a strategic framework to shield the nation from future cyber threats posed by quantum computing, introducing the National Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Plan and the Malaysia Quantum Cryptography Sandbox.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim noted the urgency of these initiatives, saying that Malaysia must rapidly adapt as cyber threats grow increasingly sophisticated.

"We are introducing new concepts such as the National Cryptography Policy and our cryptography action plans. These were not things we discussed years ago because the challenges we face today are entirely different," he said.

Anwar said that the breakneck pace of technological change leaves the country with no choice but ...