Radar · Cybersecurity in Malaysia
Best Cybersecurity Companies in Malaysia
The 34 best Cybersecurity companies in Malaysia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
34companies tracked
$0disclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CYBERSECURITY × MALAYSIA
Our analysis of 174 Cybersecurity companies
$16.2b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
174companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
20unicorns
2018median founding year
113kcombined LinkedIn audience
89%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Cybersecurity companies in Malaysia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tecforte Enterprise Security Management Solutions | — | 196 mo ago | Funding Raised | Han Kho CEO | 2006 | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | — |
| 2 | AuthScure Provider of application security services | — | — | Deadpooled | Ferry B Co-Founder | 2017 | — | — |
| 3 | BlackHound AI based cyber security solutions for enterprises | — | — | Unfunded | Syamsul Fakri Yaacob CEO | 2022 | — | — |
| 4 | Blockauth Blockchain based customer identity verification solutions | — | — | Deadpooled | Mark Smalley CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 5 | Blue Bricks Identity-based digital information security solution | — | — | Unfunded | Vikram Sareen Co-Founder and CTO | 2012 | — | — |
| 6 | Centagate Centralized authentication gateway, MFA and SSO for IAM | — | — | Unfunded | Edward Law CEO | 2011 | — | — |
| 7 | CMERP Malware eradication & remediation platform | — | — | Unfunded | Mohamad Suleiman Co-CEO | 2017 | — | — |
| 8 | CompSuite Provider of a platform to manage security information and event management | — | — | Unfunded | Sivanathan Subramaniam Founder | 2011 | — | — |
Top 1 Cybersecurity companies in Malaysia
#1
Funding Raised · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2006 · 13 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur · founded 2006 · 13 employees
TecForte is an ICT Security focused company that provides Enterprise Security Management (ESM) solutions. Products include Log Radar that assists security management by specifically delivering a comprehensive enterprise picture of the security condition in real time. Designed to fit most network security environment, It allows security rules and policies to be set up flexible and specifically tailored. Alerts will be sent in the event upon detection of threats or violations.
Funding rounds
- Jun 2010Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
Cradle, Mavcap
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBabelCore-JsElementorGoogle Font ApiHello Elementor
Funding & investor landscape
$0total disclosed funding
0companies funded
0disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Malaysia
How research on Cybersecurity is moving in Malaysia
A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 555 Malaysia-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200920182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 33% → 39% across 2009–2026.
top research entities
- University of Technology Malaysia77
- National University of Malaysia64
- Universiti Sains Malaysia42
- Universiti Teknologi MARA39
- University of Malaya38
leading researchers
Selvakumar Manickam · Mohammed Anbar · Adnan Shahid Khan · Sureswaran Ramadass · Zeeshan Ahmad · Deris Stiawan · Azween Abdullah · Rosilah Hassan
▲
Breakthroughs134 · 24%
▲ 18%→34% share
▲1.9× share momentum0 median citations76% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (18%→34% of field), led by Intrusion detection system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system15→52
- Network security6→25
- Anomaly detection3→18
- Denial-of-service attack3→16
- Benchmark (surveying)2→11
Newly emergingScalability 0→12 · Internet of Things 0→10 · Feature (linguistics) 0→9
Landmark ARIMA Based Network Anomaly Detection · 159 cites
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Advancements270 · 49%
▼ 57%→44% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations49% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (57%→44% of field), led by Denial-of-service attack.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Denial-of-service attack11→33
- Intrusion detection system38→57
- Key (lock)1→14
- Software-defined networking1→9
- Application layer DDoS attack2→10
Newly emergingInternet of Things 0→18 · Feature (linguistics) 0→8 · Convolutional neural network 0→6
Landmark Performance Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms in Intrusion Detection System: A Review · 387 cites
▼
Concerns106 · 19%
16%→16% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations46% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (16%→16% of field), led by Network security.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Network security7→16
- Intrusion detection system7→16
- Key (lock)2→11
- Denial-of-service attack2→9
- Context (archaeology)1→8
Newly emergingCloud computing security 0→6 · Anomaly detection 0→5
Landmark Network intrusion detection system: A systematic study of machine learning and deep learning approaches · 1,132 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Malaysia
Where cybersecurity is researched across Malaysia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Johor Bahru81 · +0.35
Kuala Lumpur76 · +0.38
George Town66 · +0.48
Bangi64 · +0.37
Malacca46 · +0.53
Shah Alam45 · +0.46
Petaling Jaya40 · +0.42
Kota Bharu28 · +0.45
Seri Kembangan26 · +0.45
Putrajaya9 · +0.44
Common questions
How many Cybersecurity companies are there in Malaysia?
Radar tracks 34 indexable Cybersecurity companies headquartered in Malaysia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Cybersecurity companies in Malaysia?
The Cybersecurity companies in Malaysia on this list have raised a combined $0 in disclosed equity funding across 0 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Cybersecurity company in Malaysia?
Funding figures are not yet disclosed for Cybersecurity companies in Malaysia.
How many Cybersecurity companies in Malaysia are funded?
0 of the 34 Cybersecurity companies in Malaysia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Cybersecurity unicorns are there in Malaysia?
None of the Cybersecurity companies in Malaysia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Malaysia Cybersecurity companies?
The most active investors in Malaysia Cybersecurity companies on this list include RISE, Cradle, Hermes GPE, Malaysia Debt Ventures, Mavcap.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.