(b) appoint a cybersecurity service provider to conduct another cybersecurity
risk assessment of the critical information infrastructure, and the cost of
such assessment must be borne by the owner.
(6) Where the owner of a critical information infrastructure has notified the
Commissioner under section 10(5) of a material change made to the design,
configuration, security or operation of the critical information infrastructure, or the
Commissioner otherwise becomes aware of such material change having been made, the
Commissioner may by written notice direct the owner to carry out another audit or
cybersecurity risk assessment in addition to the audit or cybersecurity risk assessment
mentioned in subsection (1).
(7) Any owner of a critical information infrastructure who —
(a) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection (1);
(b) fails to comply with the Commissioner’s direction under subsection (3),
(5)(a) or (6); or
(c) obstructs or prevents an audit mentioned in subsection (4) or a
cybersecurity risk assessment mentioned in subsection (5)(b) from being
carried out,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both and, in the case
of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part of a
day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(8) Any owner of a critical information infrastructure who, without reasonable
excuse, fails to comply with subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be
liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $25,000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine
not exceeding $2,500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues
after conviction.
Cybersecurity exercises
16.—(1) The Commissioner may conduct cybersecurity exercises for the purpose of
testing the state of readiness of owners of different critical information infrastructure in
responding to significant cybersecurity incidents.
(2) An owner of a critical information infrastructure must participate in a
cybersecurity exercise if directed in writing to do so by the Commissioner.
(3) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a direction
Singapore Statutes Online
Published in Acts Supplement on 12 Mar 2018
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