BAE Systems today announced
the signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration (MOC) with the Cyber Security
Agency of Singapore (CSA) to develop national capabilities through collaboration
in capabilities-building and incident response. The partnership will also see
BAE Systems engaging with local cybersecurity start-ups for research and
development of cyber technologies.
Specifically, the MOC will see
BAE Systems and the CSA explore ways to:
- Uplift the cyber ecosystem to create job
opportunities and improve skills for Singaporeans
- Through partnerships forged with local organisations to engage in joint research and development (R&D) to develop cyber technologies unique to the Singaporean landscape
- Support for industry incubator and accelerator programs for cyber security start-ups
- Continuous contribution to national Manpower, Development and Education frameworks on cyber security
- Enhance capabilities and technologies on a
Smart Nation level
- Critical Information Infrastructure (CII)
- Internet of Things (IoT) growth
- National operational capabilities
- Protection of the people
- Contributing to a framework for national incidence response
- Supporting the growth of SingCERT to best serve citizens
BAE
Systems Regional Director – Asia, Boye Vanell said:
“BAE Systems recognises the importance of
collaboration between the public and private sectors in promoting cyber
awareness using threat intelligence, boosting Singapore’s ecosystem to uplift
homegrown cyber skills, and in opening up cross-industry collaboration with local
companies.
This MOC between CSA and BAE Systems builds on our
relationships with some of Singapore’s largest organisations, including
financial institutions, government agencies and the critical information
infrastructure sector, and reinforces our commitment to partnering and
investing locally to keep Singapore at the forefront in understanding and
defending against cyber threats.”
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