To prevent [cyber attack] from happening, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is taking its biggest step forward in cyber-security, setting up a new agency under the Internal Security Department.
The Singapore Infocomm Technology Security Authority (Sitsa) will focus on “securing key national interests in the realm of IT security”, Law and Second Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said.

Source: Today

Sure, some idiotic hackers in this world might choose to cyber attack puny Singapore instead of focusing on more substantial targets such as US and China. But is it likely that a hacker would want to waste time writing virus for Mac, rather than to spend his efforts to hack the wider PC market (which is over 90% of user market)?

The Singapore government should just call a spade a spade. You don’t like online activity, you want to catch people, so you beef up your cyber police to deal with such people. We understand. No need to use terrorists as an excuse. Please. We are not stupid.

Arthur

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