authority on or through a computer or computer system that jeopardises or
adversely affects its cybersecurity or the cybersecurity of another computer or
computer system;
“cybersecurity officer” means any cybersecurity officer appointed under
section 4(3);
“cybersecurity program” means any computer program designed for, or purported
to be designed for, ensuring or enhancing the cybersecurity of a computer or
computer system;
“cybersecurity service” means a service provided by a person for reward that is
intended primarily for or aimed at ensuring or safeguarding the cybersecurity of
a computer or computer system belonging to another person (A), and includes
the following:
(a) assessing, testing or evaluating the cybersecurity of A’s computer or
computer system by searching for vulnerabilities in, and
compromising, the cybersecurity defences of the computer or
computer system;
(b) conducting a forensic examination of A’s computer or computer
system;
(c) investigating and responding to a cybersecurity incident that has
affected A’s computer or computer system by conducting a thorough
scan and examination of the computer or computer system to identify
and remove elements relating to, and identify the root cause of, the
cybersecurity incident, and which involves circumventing the controls
implemented in the computer or computer system;
(d) conducting a thorough examination of A’s computer or computer
system to detect any cybersecurity threat or incident that may have
already penetrated the cybersecurity defences of the computer or
computer system, and that may have evaded detection by
conventional cybersecurity solutions;
(e) designing, selling, importing, exporting, installing, maintaining,
repairing or servicing of one or more cybersecurity solutions;
(f) monitoring of the cybersecurity of A’s computer or computer system
by acquiring, identifying and scanning information that is stored in,
processed by, or transmitted through the computer or computer
system for the purpose of identifying cybersecurity threats to the
computer or computer system;
Singapore Statutes Online
Published in Acts Supplement on 12 Mar 2018
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