FOREWORD Cybersecurity incidents made some of the Smart Nation Scholarship, to support talented biggest headlines in 2018. Data breaches, students pursuing a career in cybersecurity. In in particular, were reported across multiple addition, the establishment of the $30 million industries. Facebook, Cathay Pacific and ASEAN-Singapore Cybersecurity Centre of Marriott were just some of the high-profile Excellence underscores Singapore’s efforts organisations that were hacked and had to build regional cyber capacity and promote sensitive information stolen. international collaboration. Singapore was not spared as well. We were Singapore marks its Bicentennial hit by the most serious data breach in our Commemoration in 2019. This journey over the history – 1.5 million SingHealth patients had last 200 years has seen us develop from a small their non-medical personal particulars illegally trading outpost to a global digital hub. As we accessed and copied. As cyber threats grow in advance towards our vision of a Smart Nation, scale and sophistication, it is clearly no longer a cybersecurity is a vital prerequisite question of “if”, but rather “when” an attack will and key enabler – the invisible glue that instils hit us. Even as we strive to make our systems trust and confidence in our digital plans. We as secure as possible, it is imperative that we hope this third edition of the Singapore Cyber respond to an incident swiftly, robustly and Landscape will provide useful lessons from decisively. The cyber-attack on SingHealth was past incidents, so that we can better prepare a stark reminder for us to push further in our ourselves for the digital future. Let us keep cybersecurity efforts collectively as a nation. Singapore’s cyberspace safe On the international stage, Singapore remains and secure, together. firmly committed to the establishment of a rulesbased international order in cyberspace; and condemns all malicious cyber activities, which threaten the safety and security of Singapore and Singaporeans. 2018 also saw significant progress in enhancing Singapore’s cybersecurity. We passed and implemented the Cybersecurity Act, which provides a legal framework for the oversight and maintenance of cybersecurity in Singapore. To nurture a vibrant cybersecurity ecosystem, we David Koh launched initiatives such as the Industry Call for Commissioner of Cybersecurity and Chief Executive Cyber Security Agency of Singapore Innovation, which laid the ground for long-term, holistic cybersecurity investments, and the 2 3