(a) any power mentioned in section 19(2)(a), (b), (c) or (d);
(b) direct, by written notice, any person to carry out such remedial measures,
or to cease carrying on such activities, as may be specified to the person, in
relation to a computer or computer system that the incident response
officer has reasonable cause to suspect is or was affected by the
cybersecurity incident, in order to minimise cybersecurity vulnerabilities in
the computer or computer system;
Examples
Examples of remedial measures include —
(a)
the removal of malicious software from the computer;
(b)
the installation of software updates to address cybersecurity
vulnerabilities;
(c)
temporarily disconnecting infected computers from a
computer network until paragraph (a) or (b) is carried out;
and
(d)
the redirection of malicious data traffic towards a designated
computer or computer system.
(c) require the owner of a computer or computer system to take any action to
assist with the investigation, including but not limited to —
(i) preserving the state of the computer or computer system by not
using it;
(ii)
monitoring the computer or computer system for a specified
period of time;
(iii)
performing a scan of the computer or computer system to detect
cybersecurity vulnerabilities and to assess the manner and extent
that the computer or computer system is affected by the
cybersecurity incident; and
(iv)
allowing the incident response officer to connect any equipment
to the computer or computer system, or install on the computer
or computer system any computer program, as is necessary for
the purpose of the investigation;
Singapore Statutes Online
Published in Acts Supplement on 12 Mar 2018
PDF created date on: 30 Aug 2022
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