Singapore, Japan cooperate to tighten cybersecurity

The two will engage in policy dialogues and joint capacity building.

Singapore and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to tighten cybersecurity cooperation between the countries.

According to a press release, the MOC covers regular policy dialogues, information exchanges, collaborations to enhance cybersecurity awareness, joint regional capacity building efforts, as well as sharing of best practices between both countries.

The MOC was signed by Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC).

CSA has previously signed six Memoranda of Understanding (MOA) with Australia, France, India, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US. It also made a joint declaration of cybersecurity cooperation with Germany.