CHAPTER 3 SINGAPORE’S CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY – DEVELOPMENTS IN 2018 PILLAR TWO: CREATING A SAFER CYBERSPACE FEATURED TOPIC NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN CYBERGREEN CyberGreen aims to research and aggregate open source information to measure and create awareness of the cyber health status of a country. In partnership with the CyberGreen Institute, Singapore developed cyber health metrics for the ASEAN region to provide an overview of the overall state of cyber health while allowing regional Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to carry out remediation and mitigation efforts proactively. In 2018, the platform added more scanning locations and enhanced the risk protocols matrix. It also provided better visualisations and allowed countries to compare their state of cyber health with others. In May 2018, CSA launched the second campaign, Cyber Tips 4 You. The campaign identified four cyber tips for the public to adopt: INTERNET HYGIENE RATING AND BENCHMARKING CSA implemented the Internet Hygiene Rating and Benchmarking (IHRB) tool for CII Sector Leads and owners in 2018. The tool incorporates a management-friendly dashboard that improves an organisation’s cybersecurity situational awareness, and encourages regular self-checks by benchmarking against entities in the same or similar industries. It also enhances the organisation’s Internet hygiene level through the constant review of ratings based on industryspecific threats and trends. All CII Sector Leads and owners are given access to the IHRB for their continuous internal monitoring. Through this data-driven security performance rating, Sector Leads and owners are able to create a common benchmark for comparison, enabling them to come up with proactive policies to improve their cybersecurity. FEATURED TOPIC SECURING OUR COMMUNICATIONS – DSO CRYPTO CHIP Through R&D, DSO National Laboratories developed the DSO Crypto Chip to protect Singapore’s sensitive communications and information from potential adversaries. Its small size and low power consumption13 allow it to be used on space- and power-constrained systems, while meeting the challenging demands of high throughput and security. The chip incorporates DSO’s unique protection mechanism, which destroys all secret data when tampered. This would render the chip useless. Use an Anti-Virus Software Use Strong Passwords and Enable Two-Factor Authentication Visitors trying their hand at creating a strong password at the “Cyber Tips 4 You” campaign at Bedok Mall in May 2018. Source: CSA. Spot Signs of Phishing Update your Software ASAP The four tips were presented in various broadcast and print formats, including radio channels, bus stops and MRT stations. Members of the public were also invited to attend a café-inspired event, Cybersecurity Awareness For Everyone (CAFÉ), to learn how to create strong and memorable passwords. About 12,000 visitors attended the twoday launch event held at Bedok Mall. Starting from November 2018, a Cyber Savvy Machine Pop-Up, featuring a Cyber Savvy vending machine and information panels, will make its rounds to one public library each month over a period of one year. Library-goers can test their cybersecurity knowledge by attempting a quiz on the machine and win a small gift in the process. Supporting the outreach effort are students from Nanyang Polytechnic, who will help to spread cybersecurity messages at the library on selected days. They will also showcase a “Cyber Savvy game”, which they developed with CSA, in the respective libraries. 13 The size of the DSO Crypto Chip is similar to a 50-cent coin, and the chip consumes up to 5 times less power than a commercial chip with similar performance. 38 39