Singapore ·Law

Cybersecurity Act 2018

In force · 5 February 2018

Summary

The Act sets the framework for protecting Singapore's critical information infrastructure and appoints the Commissioner of Cybersecurity. It imposes incident reporting, audit and risk-assessment duties on owners of such infrastructure. It also governs incident handling and the licensing of certain cybersecurity service providers.

Original title

Cybersecurity Act 2018

Title in other languages

• Legge sulla cybersicurezza 2018
• Loi de 2018 sur la cybersécurité
• Ley de ciberseguridad de 2018

Jurisdiction

Singapore

Issuing body

Parliament of Singapore

Official number

Act 9 of 2018

Type

Law

Date adopted

5 February 2018

Entry into force

31 August 2018

Status

In force

Available languages

English

Topics

• Critical infrastructure
• Incident management / CSIRT
• Governance and coordination

Licence / terms of use

Unknown

Notes

Modificata dal Cybersecurity (Amendment) Act 2024.

Collected from

manuale

Last verified

26 October 2026 (verified by Claude (seed iniziale, da revisionare in redazione))

Parliament of Singapore. (2018). Cybersecurity Act 2018 (Act 9 of 2018). https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/CA2018

Parliament of Singapore. "Cybersecurity Act 2018." 5 February 2018. https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/CA2018.

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  author       = {{Parliament of Singapore}},
  title        = {{Cybersecurity Act 2018}},
  year         = {2018},
  note         = {Act 9 of 2018},
  url          = {https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/CA2018},
  urldate      = {2026-10-26}
}

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