On July 15, 2026, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Council (MCMC) solicited feedback on new IoT functional safety, cybersecurity, and privacy management standards through the Technical Standards Forum Bhd (MTSFB). The main contents are as follows:

• The new technical standard will replace the existing MCMC MTSFB TC G013:2018;
• Malaysia's existing IoT security standards include: Application Security MCMC MTSFB TC G031, Device Security MCMC MTSFB TC G031, Privacy Requirements MCMC MTSFB TC G031, and Functional Safety MCMC MTSFB TC G031. These standards are referenced in the new draft standards. Because the new standard references content from the above standards, the technical and compliance difficulties have greatly increased;
• The standard requires functional safety, network security, and privacy controls throughout the entire device lifecycle: vendors must provide long-term signed OTA firmware updates, vulnerability response mechanisms, continuous security monitoring, and fault traceability log retention.

Click this link to view the original draft standard and the submission portal. Comments are accepted until August 15, 2026.