CHAPTER 3 Enhance International Cyber Cooperation Contribute to international efforts to combat cross-border cyber threats Even as we work towards a rules-based multilateral order in cyberspace and raise the global baseline level of cybersecurity, cyberattacks will inevitably happen from time to time. Examples such as the 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server breach demonstrate that cyber threats are not confined within geographical boundaries. Bilateral and multilateral operational cooperation are thus key to share timely information and respond to these incidents swiftly. Maintain robust bilateral cybersecurity ties with key countries Strengthen multilateral cooperation to tackle cross-border cyber challenges Building on existing partnerships and Singapore will strengthen multilateral bilateral agreements, Singapore will cooperation with our regional and international enhance our engagements with key partners. Today, Singapore participates international partners through regular actively in various international CERT networks dialogues to facilitate the sharing of and work closely with CERT counterparts operational and technical information. to investigate cyber incidents and mitigate Beyond operational cooperation, cyber threats. We also work closely with Singapore is also looking to exchange INTERPOL as well as private sector partners to best practices in cyber policy, ecosystem, combat cross-border cybercrime. Regionally, and workforce development with our Singapore conducts the annual ASEAN Cyber counterparts, and coordinate our Incident Drill (ACID) and is part of the ASEAN capacity-building efforts to strengthen Information Exchange Mechanism. Singapore global cybersecurity. will build on these efforts and work more closely with our partners to collectively combat cross-border cyber threats. 39 The Singapore Cybersecurity Strategy 2021 ASEAN CERT and ASEAN Information Exchange Mechanism The ASEAN CERT will be a mechanism ASEAN CERT Information Exchange to tighten coordination and enhance Mechanism. This initiative will collaboration as listed in the ASEAN further support the ASEAN CERT- Cybersecurity Cooperation Strategy CERT cooperation to bolster the 2017–2020. With Singapore as the effectiveness of regional incident lead, ASEAN is currently studying the response capabilities. It will also implementation of the ASEAN CERT. facilitate future exchanges amongst all CERTs in ASEAN and coordinate In addition, the first ASEAN Digital CERT capacity-building programmes Ministers’ Meeting in January 2021 in the region through the ASCCE. approved the establishment of an 40