Singapore to host, fund Asean cyber emergency response team

When cyber attacks strike important services in the region, such as energy networks, hospitals or supermarkets, nations must quickly collaborate to identify and eliminate the threats.

- : Osmond Chia

Such scenarios are the focus of an upcoming cyber emergency response team for Asean that is being formalised and will be funded and hosted by Singapore, Communications and Information Minister Josephine Teo said on Feb 2.

Giving an update on the task force, called the Regional Computer Emergency Response Team, Mrs Teo said Asean is setting up protocols on how to securely and consistently share critical details during cyber attacks.

Speaking to the media after the closing of the fourth Asean Digital Ministers Meeting – an annual gathering of officials in the region who oversee technology – Mrs Teo said victims of cyber attacks can sometimes be left in the dark when threats arise.