Security News > 2020 > October > Singapore to treat infosec as equivalent public good to fresh running water

The deputy chief executive of Singapore's Cyber Security Agency, Brigadier General Gaurav Keerthi, says the island nation now considers providing a secure environment to citizens and businesses the equivalent of providing fresh water and sewerage services, and will next week improve digital hygiene with a voluntary "Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme" that will rate consumer broadband gateways.

Speaking at the Black Hat Asia conference in Singapore today, Keerthi explained that it's his job to defend Singapore from cyber-threats.

With everyday life increasingly dependent on online services, he said Singapore has decided it is time to provide the infosec equivalent of clean tap water to all.

The Register asked how Singapore plans to secure participation in the scheme given the sheer quantity of connected devices on offer.

Details of how devices will be rated will be revealed during Singapore International Cyber Week 2020, which starts on October 5th. Keerthi also said that Singapore hopes to share its consumer tech labelling scheme with other nations, as it believes the notion of infosec as a public good will become widespread to safeguard increasing dependence on national services and therefore improve national security.

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