Singapore will increase cybersecurity capability as part of new strategy

Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the strategy this week during Singapore’s International Cyber Week.

The strategy has been developed by Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA), which was set up last year. It will have four components, Lee said: strengthening the country’s critical infrastructure; working with businesses and individuals; increasing cybersecurity capabilities; and working with other countries.

“We are investing more to strengthen government systems and networks, especially those handling sensitive data to protect them from cyber attacks. Operators of essential services will have to develop robust cyber risk management frameworks and responses,” Lee said.

One initiative already in place is the separation of internet surfing from other systems such as email in the public service, Lee said. Singaporean government officers can still access the internet, but must do so on a device that is not connected to the internal network. For the full article click here 

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