Singapore International Cyber Week

The Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) 2023 was a resounding success! Thank you to Lexus for coming on board as our Official Car sponsor. #SICW2023

We hope you’ve gained valuable insights on ‘Building Trust and Security in the Emerging Digital Order’ at #SICW2023. Thanks for joining us and see you at #SICW2024 from 15-17 Oct 2024!

The Scams and Mobile Security event was held on 18 October, with Google kickstarting the panel discussions by providing an overview of their Android security strategies and initiatives. In the first panel session, moderated by Mr Justiin Ang, Senior Director of CSA’s National Cyber Incident Response Centre (NCIRC) and Director of MCI’s Security and Resilience Division, representatives from Estonia, the United Kingdom, and Singapore shared their governments' strategies in tackling scams and fortifying mobile security. This was followed by another panel discussion featuring senior representatives from Samsung, Google, Dekra, OWASP, and Quokka, which was moderated by Mr Rodney Tan, Director of CSA’s Cybersecurity Engineering Centre. The discussion revolved around strategies to combat scams across mobile security domains, including areas such as hardware, software development, and collaboration efforts by the wider industry. This collaborative exchange underscored the multifaceted efforts required to ensure a secure landscape for users and their data on mobile platforms. Catch the recorded session on the SICW YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/gPeQtMti

The International IoT Security Roundtable Leadership Dialogue was held on 17 October 2023, bringing together leaders, experts and stakeholders to discuss internationalising common IoT standards, curbing fragmentation, and facilitating compliance for seamless global IoT product export. Keynote addresses by Ms Anne Neuberger (US), Ms Claudia Plattner (Germany), and Mr Masahiro Uemura (Japan) provided valuable insights on their approach to strengthen IoT cybersecuity standards. The panel discussion involving senior leaders from the key industries and standards associations paved the way for valuable exchanges to shape the future of global IoT security, as well as foster international collaboration and harmonisation. Catch the recorded session on the SICW YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/gPeQtMti

The three-day SPIRIT-Cyber Hackathon 2023 has come to an end! This is the 2nd iteration of SPIRIT-CYBER, and is the first time the hackathon has been held at SICW, under the International IoT Security Roundtable segment (IIoTSRT). This year's hackathon featured two different challenges, with the first segment focusing on exploiting consumer IoT devices, and the second on attacking an enterprise-grade Smart Lamp Post. There were a total of 31 participants across 11 teams duking it out to reach the top three. Congratulations to all the winners and participants!

Yesterday’s International IoT Security Roundtable - Technical Panel facilitated robust cybersecurity discussions, emphasising shared responsibility amongst governments, industry, and standards bodies for securing the entire connected device ecosystem, including associated services and smartphone security. The panel covered topics like mobile security, testing, threat analytics, certification, and regulatory compliance, and featured insights from industry leaders like Google, NXP, ARMIS, and ITIC.

Yesterday, Ms Lindy Cameron, Mr Gaurav Keerthi, Mr Brendan Dowling, Mr Harry Krejsa, Mr Liu Feng-Yuan and Mr Benjamin Harris spoke at the SICW High-Level Panel on "AI Revolution: Reshaping Cybersecurity in the Era of Generative AI”. Nation states need to come together to develop a common approach to secure Generative AI and mitigate against its misuse. Such conversations on securing AI need to be open and driven by experts, rather than nation states with geopolitical interests. Catch the recorded session on the SICW YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/gPeQtMti

Here’s a quick preview of what you can expect on the last day of #SICW2023!

Strengthening cybersecurity cooperation and resilience regionally, as well as establishing a rules-based multilateral order in cyberspace internationally, are key priorities in ASEAN’s digitalisation journey.   Those were the key messages delivered by Minister Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity, at her opening address at the 8th ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity today. Minister Teo highlighted three ways to improve ASEAN’s collective cybersecurity – strengthening cyber incident response in ASEAN by sharing information and warnings with other regional Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs), developing technological standards to build confidence among businesses and users, and enhancing capacity building efforts.   In addition, Minister Teo also highlighted ASEAN's commitment to the voluntary, non-binding norms for responsible behaviour in cyberspace recommended by the 2015 UN Group of Governmental Experts (UNGGE), and the ongoing development of a norms implementation checklist as a non-binding reference for ASEAN Member States.   Catch the recorded session of the ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity on the SICW YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/gPeQtMti

The cybersecurity skills gap is a global issue that will require a collaborative approach from the international community. With this recognition, the Governments of Singapore and the United Kingdom, represented by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (UK-DSIT) respectively, have expressed intention to work together to improve and champion the cybersecurity profession. Minister Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Smart Nation and Cybersecurity, and UK Cabinet Office Minister, Baroness Neville-Rolfe met on the sidelines of #SICW2023 yesterday to discuss on a wide-ranging discussion on Singapore-UK cyber cooperation and reaffirm collaboration on developing cyber security skills.    Both countries have agreed to build and align a common knowledge base in cyber security. In addition, the mapping of qualifications and certifications required by both national cyber workforces, and the possibility of opening the UK Cyber Security Council (the Council) professional chartership to cyber practitioners in Singapore. Both countries also discussed on facilitating a cyber skills dialogue to improve the size, diversity, and quality of cybersecurity professionals in Singapore and UK.   Acknowledging the need for a strong cybersecurity workforce to tackle evolving cyber threats, Mr David Koh, CSA’s Chief Executive noted, “Our partnership with the UK-DSIT will improve the quality of our cybersecurity workforce through the alignment of common skills and competencies. Cybersecurity professionals from both countries will also benefit from the chance to come together to exchange views and raise the level of professionalism.”