Ministry of Communications & Information
As agencies apologise over NRIC confusion, concerns over scam risk and privacy loss remain
Concrete steps to mitigate the impact of public NRIC numbers are sorely needed
NRIC numbers may not be secure enough for authentication purposes, but how will companies adapt?
Publicly available NRIC numbers can lead to unintended challenges with compliance and data breaches
Data protection guidelines on NRIC numbers will be updated after public consultation: PDPC
Organisations collecting NRIC data must still obtain valid consent and comply with reasonable use and ensure protection.
Singapore beefs up operational technology masterplan to enhance cyber resilience
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore will work with institutes of higher learning to include operational technology cybersecurity in computer science and engineering degree courses
Singapore data centre industry likely to focus on AI niche for computational efficiency: experts
With the government’s latest road map, data centres will be better placed to serve higher-value workloads
Singapore, US deepen AI ties with new talent scheme, cooperation on governance
US companies have over S$50 billion in current and committed investments in Singapore’s AI, tech sectors
Upside of 10 Gbps fibre network upgrade for telcos difficult to quantify: analysts
IT REMAINS to be seen if telcos will be able to see any immediate financial impact from the planned fibre network upgrade to provide 10 gigabit per second (Gbps) service to households, said analysts.
Companies likely to incur significant costs to meet cyber agency’s safe app standard
CYBERSECURITY experts warned the costs incurred by companies to make their mobile applications safe could pile up, as malware and other malicious threats become more sophisticated.
MCI outlines security standards for mobile apps, plans to combat deepfakes
SINGAPORE is introducing new standards for mobile app safety and launching a research centre for online safety, Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo said in Parliament on Wednesda...
Telcos to enable overseas call blocking, says Josephine Teo
THE government will work with telcos to give people the option to block all overseas calls, said Minister for Communications and Information Josephine Teo.
