Singapore inaugurated its Cyber Security Agency (CSA), an agency tasked with providing ‘dedicated and centralised oversight of Singapore’s national cybersecurity functions’, on 1 April.
The CSA describes itself as the national body charged with overseeing cybersecurity strategy, education and outreach, and industry development. As such it is not a military organisation, but rather it falls under the Ministry of Communications and Information, and reports to the Prime Minister’s Office.
The CSA takes over functions of the Singapore Infocomm Technology Security Authority (SITSA) and some roles of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA). Establishment of the CSA is in accordance with the