Four Things To Know About Singapore's Proposed Cybersecurity Act

 On 8 January 2018, the Government introduced in Parliament for first reading the long expected Cybersecurity Bill (the "Bill").

Here are four things to know about the proposed new legislation.

1. The role and powers of the Commissioner for Cybersecurity (the "Commissioner")

The Commissioner is given broad statutory responsibilities for overseeing and promoting cybersecurity in Singapore. His role is primarily to monitor and deal with cybersecurity threats and incidents, identify and regulate critical information infrastructures, and licence and regulate certain types of cybersecurity service providers.

2. Critical Information Infrastructures will come under regulation