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Singapore’s Strategy in Securing theCyberspacePresented to ITU WSIS Thematic Meeting on Cybersecurity
29 June 05
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1 / Who is Infocomm DevelopmentAuthority of Singapore (IDA)?
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Who is IDA?
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is asingle government agency responsible for planning, policyformulation, regulation and industry development of IT andtelecoms sectors
Roles of IDAFormulation of national infocomm masterplans and policies
Architecting of e-government development plans and projectmanagement of infocomm systems deployment in government
Regulation of telecoms industry
Promotion and development of infocomm industries and manpower
Facilitation of infocomm adoption and usage in businesses and society
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2 / Agenda
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Agenda
Cyber Security in Singapore
Overview of Singapore’s Infocomm Security Masterplan
Strategies
Outcomes
Public-Private Collaboration
Conclusion
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3 / Cyber Security in Singapore
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Infocomm in Singapore
Ranked #1 in Network Readiness Index by WorldEconomic Forum
Rated as one of top 7 Intelligent Communities byIntelligent Community Forum
88% used electronic means to transact with thegovernment
83.1% of the businesses use infocomm technology intheir business process
65% of the homes have Internet access
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Cyber-Threats
Like other open economies, Singapore faces threat fromall vectors
Epidemic
Terrorism
Threats to infocomm environment
Challenges in protection of infocomm environmentMalware: worms, virus and trojan horses
Irresponsible hackers, cyber-criminals & cyber-terrorists
Ignorant users & system owners
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Proactive Efforts in Cyber-Security
Legislation LevelExamples:
Computer Misuse Act in 1993
Electronic Transactions Act in 1998
Policies and Guidelines LevelExamples:
Infocomm Security Best Practices
Internet Banking Technology Risks Management Guidelines in 2003
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Proactive Efforts in Cyber-Security
Infrastructure LevelExamples:
Public Key Infrastructure in 1996
SingCERT in 1997
Infocomm security awareness programme for people, private andpublic sectors
Strategic LevelExamples:
Infocomm Security Masterplan in 2005
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4 / Infocomm Security Masterplan
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Overview of Infocomm SecurityMasterplan
Three year (FY2005-2007) strategic roadmap
S$38 million seed funds to bolster cyber security andbuild capabilities
ObjectivesDefend Singapore’s critical infrastructure from cyber attacks
Maintain a secure infocomm environment for the government,businesses and individuals
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Development of the Masterplan
Multi-agency effort led by Infocomm DevelopmentAuthority of Singapore (IDA)
Driven by a high-level steering committee
Inputs from businesses & government agencies
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Strategies
Six strategies:Securing the People Sector
Securing the Private Sector
Securing the Public Sector
Developing National Capabilities
Cultivating Technology and R&D
Securing National Infrastructure
Projects will build upon existing initiatives
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Strategies
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Key Outcomes
1. Enhanced situational awareness and contingencyplanning assurance
2. Information protection assurance and risk mitigationmeasures
3. Human and intellectual capital development
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Enhanced Situational Awareness& Contingency Assurance
Technical controls and processes are not enough
Need to know what is going on in real-time.Ability to detect when an incident happened
React fast enough to prevent harm to our infrastructures andsystems or to limit the damage
Ability to restore the system to its original state
Example of initiativesCyber threat monitoring
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Information ProtectionAssurance & Risk MitigationMeasures
Risk Assessment
Vulnerability analysis and reduction
Technology assessment
Example of initiativesVulnerability Assessment
Security Testing
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Security Health Scorecard
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Human and Intellectual CapitalDevelopment
Security Awareness
Development of professional skills
Promotion of research & development
Example of initiatives:Awareness Outreach
Certification of Infocomm Security Practitioners
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Public-Private Collaborations
In implementing some of the Masterplan projects, therewill be a need for the government to engage the privatesectors
Businesses were consulted during the planning of theMasterplan
Expertise from solution providers needed inimplementation
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Conclusion
It encourages change of mindset to treat cyber securitywith priority
The infocomm environment and the threats that it facesare ever changing
Enhancing the infocomm security, resilience andpreparedness of the nation is a journey without end
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Thank you
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