(b) the national security, defence, foreign relations, economy, public health,
public safety or public order of Singapore,
by a certificate under the Minister’s hand, authorise or direct any person or organisation
specified in the certificate (called in this section the specified person) to take such
measures or comply with such requirements as may be necessary to prevent, detect or
counter any threat to a computer or computer system or any class of computers or
computer systems.
(2) The measures and requirements mentioned in subsection (1) may include, without
limitation —
(a) the exercise by the specified person of the powers in sections 39(1)(a) and
(b) and (2)(a) and (b) and 40(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Criminal Procedure
Code (Cap. 68);
(b) requiring or authorising the specified person to direct another person to
provide any information that is necessary to identify, detect or counter any
such threat, including —
(i) information relating to the design, configuration or operation of
any computer, computer program or computer system; and
(ii)
information relating to the cybersecurity of any computer,
computer program or computer system;
(c) providing to the Minister or the Commissioner any information (including
real-time information) obtained from any computer controlled or operated
by the specified person, or obtained by the specified person from another
person pursuant to a measure or requirement under paragraph (b), that is
necessary to identify, detect or counter any such threat, including —
(i) information relating to the design, configuration or operation of
any computer, computer program or computer system; and
(ii)
information relating to the cybersecurity of any computer,
computer program or computer system; and
(d) providing to the Minister or the Commissioner a report of a breach or an
attempted breach of cybersecurity of a description specified in the
certificate under subsection (1), relating to any computer controlled or
operated by the specified person.
(3) Any measure or requirement mentioned in subsection (1), and any direction given
by a specified person for the purpose of taking any such measure or complying with any
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Published in Acts Supplement on 12 Mar 2018
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