SAF to equip more students with cybersecurity skills in aid of national digital defence
SINGAPORE – A programme meant to equip young people with digital and cyber-security skills that was piloted in 2022 will be expanded and offered to more students in the coming years.fourth and newest branch of the Singapore Armed Forces
The establishment of the centre was approved at the 15th Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting, or ADMM, in 2021. Mr Zaqy said: “The programme was carefully crafted to expose students to foundational skills such as basic programming, cryptography, and network forensics. Mindef added that digital defence was introduced as the sixth pillar of Total Defence in 2019 to increase awareness of defence in the digital domain, in recognition of the increased potential of online threats to Singapore and Singaporeans.
“ACICE has started sharing products with all partner nations. The construction of ACICE’s physical centre is also under way.”
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