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The nations have agreed to ramp up cyber security co-operation amid the deteriorating global threat environment.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the US and Singapore, aimed at enhancing information sharing between the nations.
The MOU — signed by CISA director Jen Easterly and chief executive of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) David Koh — is expected to facilitate joint cyber security exercises and expand areas of co-operation, including critical technologies, and research and development.
“Cyber threats don’t adhere to borders, which is why international collaboration is a key part of the Biden-Harris administration’s approach to cyber security,” director Easterly said.
“The MOU allows us to strengthen our existing partnership with Singapore so that we can more effectively work together to collectively defend against the threats of today and secure against the risks of tomorrow.”
Koh welcomed the new agreement, stating it would build on the existing partnership between the US and Singapore.
“Singapore and the United States share deep mutual interests in enhancing cyber security co-operation, particularly as cyber security has become a key enabler for both countries to leverage the benefits of digitalisation to grow our economies and improve the lives of our people,” Koh added.
“This expanded MOU is a testament of our shared vision to work together towards a stable, secure, resilient and interoperable cyber space. We look forward to continuing our work with the US to strengthen cyber security co-operation between our countries.”
This latest multinational agreement comes just weeks after CISA announced the launch of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) — a new initiative aimed at streamlining cyber defence operations strategies in co-ordination with federal interagency partners, private sector, and state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) government stakeholders.
The initiative is expected to reduce cyber risks ahead of a malicious attack, while also facilitating a unified response to an incident.
Specifically, the JCDC aims to:
The JCDC will initially comprise of Amazon Web Services, AT&T, CrowdStrike, FireEye Mandiant, Google Cloud, Lumen, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, and Verizon.
Government partners currently include the Department of Defense, US Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, with Sector Risk Management Agencies also expected to join.
News Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media
Prior to joining the defence and aerospace team in 2020, Charbel was news editor of The Adviser and Mortgage Business, where he covered developments in the banking and financial services sector for three years. Charbel has a keen interest in geopolitics and international relations, graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a double major in politics and journalism. Charbel has also completed internships with The Australian Department of Communications and the Arts and public relations agency Fifty Acres
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