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PM Lee: Blocking Internet on government work computers a necessary move

Singapore's networks have been the target of sophisticated cyber attacks, and he warns that threats are becoming more severe

Lee U-Wen

Published Thu, Jun 9, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Civil service

Yangon

THE Singapore government has been the target of some "very sophisticated" cyber attacks over the years, both from within Singapore and abroad, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday.

This is why it is "absolutely necessary" that the Infocomm Development Authority must act and block Internet access on the work computers of public officers.

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