National ICT Security Discourse, or NICTSeD, is Malaysia's first national cyber security school discourse,
initiated and organized by CyberSecurity Malaysia in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MOE), has
been a beacon of knowledge for students and teachers since its inception in 2013. Its aim to stimulate
creative and critical thinking has effectively enabled its participants to discuss global internet and
technological issues, identify solutions to mitigate risks and challenges and develop into smart and ethical
internet users.
Over the past decade, NICTSeD has been a highly anticipated event on the school calendar, engaging and
educating students and teachers in person. However, the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and the subsequent
movement restrictions greatly affected the event, impacting the competition. Despite this, NICTSeD has
continued successfully delivering captivating and informative cyber security sessions. let us recognize the profound impact that NICTSeD has had in raising awareness and
educating the nation on cyber security.