Strengthening cybersecurity in Singapore : challenges, responses, and the way forward

This chapter uses a historical perspective to examine the development trajectory of e-government in Singapore, the trends and patterns of cybercrimes and cyber-attacks, and the measures taken by the government to combat cybercrimes and cyber-attacks. It shows that the government has adopted a proact...

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Main Author: Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen
Other Authors: Abassi, Ryma
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Language:English
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1429152020-07-09T01:51:50Z Strengthening cybersecurity in Singapore : challenges, responses, and the way forward Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen Abassi, Ryma Chehida Douss, Aida Ben School of Social Sciences Social sciences::General Cybersecurity Singapore This chapter uses a historical perspective to examine the development trajectory of e-government in Singapore, the trends and patterns of cybercrimes and cyber-attacks, and the measures taken by the government to combat cybercrimes and cyber-attacks. It shows that the government has adopted a proactive, holistic, and cooperative approach to cybersecurity in order to tackle the ever-increasing cybersecurity challenges. It has regularly reviewed and improved cybersecurity measures to ensure their effectiveness and strengthened its defense capabilities over time through coordinating national efforts with public and private sectors and cooperating with regional and international counterparts. The chase for a perfect cybersecurity system or strategy is both impossible and unnecessary. However, it is important and necessary to establish a cybersecurity system or formulate a cybersecurity strategy that can monitor, detect, respond to, recover from, and prevent cyber-attacks in a timely manner, and make the nation stronger, safer, and more secure. Published version 2020-07-09T01:44:00Z 2020-07-09T01:44:00Z 2019 Book Chapter Luk, S. C. Y. (2019). Strengthening cybersecurity in Singapore : challenges, responses, and the way forward. In R. Abassi, & A. B. Chehida Douss, Security frameworks in contemporary electronic government (pp. 96-128). doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-5984-9.ch005 9781522587880 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142915 10.4018/978-1-5225-5984-9.ch005 96 128 en Security frameworks in contemporary electronic government © 2019 IGI Global. All rights reserved. This book is made available with permission of IGI Global. application/pdf IGI Global
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Cybersecurity
Singapore
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Singapore
Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen
Strengthening cybersecurity in Singapore : challenges, responses, and the way forward
description This chapter uses a historical perspective to examine the development trajectory of e-government in Singapore, the trends and patterns of cybercrimes and cyber-attacks, and the measures taken by the government to combat cybercrimes and cyber-attacks. It shows that the government has adopted a proactive, holistic, and cooperative approach to cybersecurity in order to tackle the ever-increasing cybersecurity challenges. It has regularly reviewed and improved cybersecurity measures to ensure their effectiveness and strengthened its defense capabilities over time through coordinating national efforts with public and private sectors and cooperating with regional and international counterparts. The chase for a perfect cybersecurity system or strategy is both impossible and unnecessary. However, it is important and necessary to establish a cybersecurity system or formulate a cybersecurity strategy that can monitor, detect, respond to, recover from, and prevent cyber-attacks in a timely manner, and make the nation stronger, safer, and more secure.
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