Farlina Said

Farlina Said is a fellow and team lead in the Cyber and Technology Policy programme at ISIS Malaysia. She has been involved in crafting various dialogues and forums on cybersecurity, technology policy, and digital governance. 

Her research focus is on cyberstability, Malaysia’s national interest in emerging technologies, as well as the peaceful and meaningful use of cyber and digital tools. Her written work and comments have appeared in media such as The New Straits Times, The Nation (Thailand), and South China Morning Post. 

She served as a facilitator on ‘Cyber Norms for Responsible State Behaviour’ under the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s regional capacity-building project and chaired the Malaysian-leg of the Track II CSCAP Study Group on International Law and Cyberspace. She has also conducted conversations on AI governance in Malaysia with the support of MyDIGITAL and Microsoft. 

She was formerly a security and foreign policy analyst and currently supports ISIS Malaysia’s activities on Malaysia-Korea relations. Farlina graduated from S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, with a MSc (Strategic Studies) with a certificate in terrorism studies. She had participated in the ROK Ministry of Unification Institute for Unification Education Emerging Leaders Fellowship in 2019.