EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A Safer Cyberspace for Singapore and Singaporeans
The Government will take the lead to implement and roll out initiatives at the
national level to protect our digital infrastructure. However, that in itself is not
Everyone has a
role to play in the
cybersecurity of our
shared digital space.
sufficient to safeguard all of us against the wide range of cyber threats. Enterprises
and organisations, and individuals, can leverage the initiatives in the Masterplan
to better protect themselves. The initiatives in the Masterplan are specifically
aimed at increasing the adoption of security-by-design amongst enterprises and
organisations, and enhancing cybersecurity awareness and good cyber hygiene
practices amongst end users.
The Government will:
Individuals can strengthen their
cybersecurity posture, by:
Enterprises and organisations can strengthen
their cybersecurity posture, by:
Safeguard the security and resilience of
Being mindful of the increasing frequency and
sophistication of cyber threats as more aspects
of our lives go online (pages 46-49).
Leveraging the cybersecurity toolkits and resources aimed at enhancing awareness
amongst business leaders, IT teams, and general employees of the cyber risks faced
by enterprises and organisations (pages 44-45).
Singapore’s 5G networks, working together with
our Mobile Network Operators (pages 20-21).
Enable the swift detection of and response to
malicious cyber activities, to prevent them from
reaching end-users as far as possible. We will do
so by leveraging human-AI collaboration and also
monitoring global developments in IoT threats
and vulnerabilities (pages 32-33, 36).
Adopting good cyber hygiene practices in our
day-to-day online activities (page 47):
• Use strong passwords and enable
Two-Factor Authentication
• Use an anti-virus software
• Update software as soon as possible
• Spot signs of phishing
Choosing to buy IoT devices that are more secure at a
higher Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme tier (pages 26-27).
Protecting the enterprise or organisation’s data and networks:
• Use secure Cloud services with peace of mind that your data and
systems on the Cloud are adequately protected (page 24).
• Adopt the Security-as-a-Service cyber solution that creates a zero-trust cyber
environment against malicious applications and software, and implements
essential cybersecurity principles in your computers (pages 40-41).
• Assess your enterprise or organisation’s domain, connectivity and email
health using the Internet Cyber Hygiene Portal (pages 38-39).
Achieving recognition for the level of cyber hygiene of your enterprise or organisation:
• Apply for the SG Cyber Safe Trustmark to demonstrate that your enterprise or
organisation has put in place the pre-determined cybersecurity measures (pages 50-51).
Building more secure customer-facing services:
• Leverage National Digital Identity (NDI) trusted services, such as MyInfo
and SingPass Login, to strengthen your enterprise’s identity assurance and
authentication processes (pages 28-29).
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