The Singapore Parliament passed the Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill (the Bill) on 7 May 2024, amending the Cybersecurity Act 2018 (the Act). The Act is Singapore’s legal framework for the supervision and maintenance of national cybersecurity by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), setting out measures to prevent, manage and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents. The Bill seeks to extend the scope of the Act over new technologies and business models that have emerged over the past few years.
During the PodChats interview Gaurav Keerthi, head of Advisory and Emerging Business at Ensign InfoSecurity, acknowledged that the 2018 Cybersecurity Act was groundbreaking (for its time). “But now (the Act) needs updating due to technological and business changes,” he continues.
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