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Communication Minister Yaacob Ibrahim rolls out CyberSecurity Kit for SMEs

Communication Minister Yaacob Ibrahim rolls out CyberSecurity Kit for SMEs

          ABS = Always be Secure

          We all know how important it is to be secure. We are adding new devices and various digitial assets into our lives everyday. The million dollar question is, are we spending time and key resources in protecting ourselves and our data?

          BYOD

          The term BYOD (bring your own device) has been debated heavily at OpenGov events. We have been talking about employees bringing their personal hardware and software into the work place.

          Why is this happening? The answer is simple – employees are comfortable with their devices. They are familiar with the navigation and find themselves being more efficient.  Most of these devices don’t have firewalls, hence viewing of attachments sent from a 3rd party is easier.  They can take their work home. Their devices at times are more upto date that what's issued at work or in an agency. Efficiency – sure – but at what price? 

          What else is happeing with these devices?

          These devices are also being used by the children of most employees. That's simple and fair enough. But, we have all heard of stories on how hackers have used children apps to break in and access information.  “The cat on the other end was not mewing but talking to my child. There was a series of questions and answers,” said a very angry and scared parent -employee. 

          BYON is the policy of the Hong Kong government (bring your own nothing).  Singaore government, gives an iPad as standard operating equipment. The rationality behind this is the device belongs to the government and if needed can be searched.  The government is Melbourne is going down the pathway of BYOE (bring your own everything).

         
          We all know that humans error is the primary reason hackers use to break in. Which means we need to get our employees suited up for defence.  This was the point being made by Communication Minister Dr. Yaacob bin Ibrahim yesterday.  Infact he went further in announcing the launch of a new “Employee CyberSecurity Kit”. 
         
         
         

          I love the words used by him – it is not enough to rely on hardware and software to counter cybersecurity but also need to build up “peopleware”.  What does that really mean. Again, a very common used line in every business and government agencies. He further went to say, “A fortress may have think strong walls, but will still be vunrable to attack if the guards carelessly leave the gate open.”

         
          This is where the  “Employee CyberSecurity Kit” will be of great assistance. It’s free. It’s on the cloud. It’s targeted at SMEs to help implement a structured employee education programme on cybersecurity awareness. 
         
         
         

          A collaborated effort between Singapore Business Federation (SBF), the National Security Coordination Secretariat and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore took 3 months to roll it out.  SBF chairman Teo Siong Seng stated, “If you have proper cyber security, it would make us more competitive, and people are also confident to do business with us.”  The tooklit is available at SBF’s ePortal. 

          Another clear example of government taking steps in keeping businesses secure. It all leads towards sustainability.  

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Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, where everyone can use data and analytics to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. A private company, Qlik offers real-time data integration and analytics solutions, powered by Qlik Cloud, to close the gaps between data, insights and action. By transforming data into Active Intelligence, businesses can drive better decisions, improve revenue and profitability, and optimize customer relationships. Qlik serves more than 38,000 active customers in over 100 countries.

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CTC Global Singapore, a premier end-to-end IT solutions provider, is a fully owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and ITOCHU Corporation.

Since 1972, CTC has established itself as one of the country’s top IT solutions providers. With 50 years of experience, headed by an experienced management team and staffed by over 200 qualified IT professionals, we support organizations with integrated IT solutions expertise in Autonomous IT, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, Workplace Modernization and Professional Services.

Well-known for our strengths in system integration and consultation, CTC Global proves to be the preferred IT outsourcing destination for organizations all over Singapore today.

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Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our solutions enable organizations to connect the business from ideas to impact, empowering companies to accelerate the achievement of what matters most. Planview’s full spectrum of Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions creates an organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empowers teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. The comprehensive Planview platform and enterprise success model enables customers to deliver innovative, competitive products, services, and customer experiences. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with locations around the world, Planview has more than 1,300 employees supporting 4,500 customers and 2.6 million users worldwide. For more information, visit www.planview.com.

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SIRIM is a premier industrial research and technology organisation in Malaysia, wholly-owned by the Minister​ of Finance Incorporated. With over forty years of experience and expertise, SIRIM is mandated as the machinery for research and technology development, and the national champion of quality. SIRIM has always played a major role in the development of the country’s private sector. By tapping into our expertise and knowledge base, we focus on developing new technologies and improvements in the manufacturing, technology and services sectors. We nurture Small Medium Enterprises (SME) growth with solutions for technology penetration and upgrading, making it an ideal technology partner for SMEs.

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HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices. 

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IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

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