Singapore to Adopt Licensing for Cyber-Security Service Providers>
Open Gov Asia – Aineena Hani
Cyber-security service providers, who verify whether a company is vulnerable to hacking and monitor information technology systems for suspicious activity, will soon be required to be licenced. According to Singaporeâs Cyber Security Agency, the goal is to provide customers with greater assurance of safety while also raising the quality of providers (CSA). The providers, who can be businesses or individuals, will be licenced under a new framework that is expected to go into effect early next year. Singapore is thought to be one of the first countries in the world to require cyber-security service providers to be licenced.

Service providers will have six months from the frameworkâs founding to apply for a licence. One of the licenced services is âpenetration testing,â which determines whether a company can detect and respond to simulated cyber-security attacks. The other licensable service involves monitoring computer system activities in order to identify threats.
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