Chitchat Update on Civil Service Internet Block of its Network

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

For those interested on the reasons behind the separation of the Govt Network and the internet.

1. Ministry for Foreign Affairs was successfully penetrated in 2014.

2. In 2009, delegates to APEC conference held in Singapore became targets of spear phishing and I understand that it was came in multiple waves which is usually the case for spear phishing

3. Both attacks believed to be have originated from the same entity.

4. Focus and target of this entity is South East Asia and India and its associated and linked political bodies such as Asean and Apec.

5. In view of the regional target focus, capability used and forensics assessments behind these attacks, it is clearly a nation state attack and China is the likely candidate.

6. Issues in the South China Sea has raised the level of concern coupled with Singapore's link to known adversaries of China. These includes the positions taken by countries at such meetings and also includes countries dealing with he Singapore government with assets here such subs and littoral military assets.

7. Following review of the MFA breach, CSA (Cyber Security Agency) formed and the decision to move towards Air-Gap separation of government networks and the outside online world in April 2015. Limited pilot on Air-Gap separation commences that same month


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