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 via web)

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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