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Mon, 02/28/2011 - 12:59
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INFOCOMM ISSUES CODE TO SAFEGUARD SINGAPORE FROM CYBER THREATS
SINGAPORE, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) Monday issued the Secure and Resilient Internet Infrastructure Code of Practice (SRII-CoP) to safeguard the city state from current and emerging cyber threats.
The sharing of infocomm security information was also one of several measures mandated under the code to designated Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Singapore, IDA said in a statement.
ISPs will be required to implement specific controls progressively as the code comes into effect from April 30, this year and achieving full compliance by 2013.
Periodic audits will be conducted by IDA to ensure that ISPs observe the code.
The code comes under the telecommunications regulatory framework. It defines a set of specific security controls and outcomes to ensure that sound security is in place to deal with current and emerging cyber threats.
The code allows ISPs and IDA to make more informed decisions so that early warning to emerging cyber threats can be developed and appropriate pre-emptive measures can be taken.
Consumers of ISPs services also benefit from a more coherent and effective response to cyber threats. ISPs will also put in place, measures to better protect businesses and end-users from cyber attacks such as distributed denial-of-service attacks.
IDA deputy chief executive/director-general (Telecoms & Post) Leong Keng Thai said: “Cyber attacks are getting more sophisticated and large-scale cyber attacks can bring down the Internet infrastructure of nations."
To enhance the security of the Internet infrastructure, he said many countries had, or were in the process of requiring their internet infrastructure service providers to put in place, security requirements to protect their Internet infrastructure.
"IDA has worked with the designated ISPs to forge an effective Code of Practice that will bolster the security of our Internet Infrastructure," he added.
The sharing of infocomm security information was also one of several measures mandated under the code to designated Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Singapore, IDA said in a statement.
ISPs will be required to implement specific controls progressively as the code comes into effect from April 30, this year and achieving full compliance by 2013.
Periodic audits will be conducted by IDA to ensure that ISPs observe the code.
The code comes under the telecommunications regulatory framework. It defines a set of specific security controls and outcomes to ensure that sound security is in place to deal with current and emerging cyber threats.
The code allows ISPs and IDA to make more informed decisions so that early warning to emerging cyber threats can be developed and appropriate pre-emptive measures can be taken.
Consumers of ISPs services also benefit from a more coherent and effective response to cyber threats. ISPs will also put in place, measures to better protect businesses and end-users from cyber attacks such as distributed denial-of-service attacks.
IDA deputy chief executive/director-general (Telecoms & Post) Leong Keng Thai said: “Cyber attacks are getting more sophisticated and large-scale cyber attacks can bring down the Internet infrastructure of nations."
To enhance the security of the Internet infrastructure, he said many countries had, or were in the process of requiring their internet infrastructure service providers to put in place, security requirements to protect their Internet infrastructure.
"IDA has worked with the designated ISPs to forge an effective Code of Practice that will bolster the security of our Internet Infrastructure," he added.
