New Singapore cybersecurity strategy to tap 'best available' AI models for cyber defence
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Tue, 13 October 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia02:04first to report
To prepare for AI-enabled cyber threats, Singapore will seek to act earlier, at national scale and at the speed of malicious attackers, says Senior Minister K Shanmugam.
- Channel News Asia08:03
The companies have generally expressed “an attitude of cooperation”, said Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam.
Wed, 14 October 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia01:32
Organisations will also receive funding through a new grant to protect against quantum threats.
- Channel News Asia05:34
IMDA also launched the first version of a starter kit aimed at helping organisations test agentic AI systems for safety and reliability.
Sun, 25 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post00:00
Singapore is turning to major technology firms to strengthen its cyber defences, even as it presses them for greater transparency over security breaches – a balancing act facing regional governments as they seek to harness artificial intelligence while guarding against the risks it introduces. Those risks were highlighted by an AI agent linked to OpenAI that gained unauthorised access to files on an Australian government website earlier this year, raising questions over how quickly companies...
Tue, 27 October 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia22:00
AI is today’s imperative. Quantum may be tomorrow’s advantage. The country must invest in both, say SGTech’s Gavin Chua and Gunasekharan Chellappan.
Wed, 28 October 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia10:55
Artificial intelligence is speeding up scientific discoveries and product development, but industry leaders say turning innovations into successful businesses remains a challenge.
Sun, 1 November 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia00:45
From illustrators protecting their work from AI training to designers navigating commercial pressures, Singapore’s creative community is finding ways to respond to generative AI while preserving the human touch in their art.
Thu, 5 November 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post23:30
Singapore is seeking to flip the script by turning its land and manpower constraints into reasons to embrace AI instead of fearing it, even as the technology carries the spectre of job losses and cyberthreats in the wrong hands, a senior official has said. Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo argued that pragmatism would give her resource-scarce country an edge without becoming overly reliant on any single power or AI provider. At the Family Business Summit in Hong...
Fri, 6 November 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia05:30
"AI agents can be very useful, but you cannot treat them like human assistants and give them the same broad access to your information and implicit trust," said the authorities.
- channelnewsasia.com16:00
Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing says Singapore must actively explore opportunities to develop innovative military tech, rather than wait and see how warfare evolves. He cites the examples of AI and robotics advancing faster than militaries can adapt. He says technological excellence is a strategic necessity, not a luxu