Singapore will set up a Cyber Resilience Centre (CRC) to boost cyber readiness across local enterprises and deepen collaboration between the public and private sectors.
Backed by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), the centre will be operated by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) in partnership with other trade associations, including Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) and SGTech. It is expected to be operational in 2026 within SBF’s premises.
The CRC will serve as a central hub for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to strengthen their cyber posture and recover from incidents. Key initiatives will include a staffed incident helpline, cyber health clinics to assess SMEs’ current cybersecurity posture, and guidance through CSA’s CISO-as-a-Service programme. It will also conduct cyber-response drills to help SMEs improve recovery capabilities.
“The Cyber Resilience Centre equips businesses with actionable expertise to fortify their cyber defences, mitigate risks, and respond swiftly to cyber incidents. This partnership with CSA and our founding trade association and chambers partners, SCCCI and SGTech, reflects a shared commitment to build a more resilient business community. Through the helpline and practical capability-building initiatives, we seek to support businesses to operate with confidence and safeguard their assets in today’s digital-first economy,” says Lee Yee Fung, SBF’s chief smart technologies and sustainability officer.
Ensign launches an agentic SOC
Complementing that, Singapore's Ensign InfoSecurity has launched an agentic SOC that blends autonomous AI agents with human expertise to defend against fast-evolving threats.
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Unlike conventional SOCs that rely on rule-based automation, Ensign’s Agentic SOC uses AI agents that perceive, reason, decide, act, and learn continuously. Those AI agents can perform triage, propose response actions, and generate incident reports autonomously.
As such, human analysts have more time to focus on higher-value tasks such as analysing emerging threats and validating AI-driven recommendations. Over time, the AI learns from humans' decisions, refining its actions for greater accuracy and efficiency.
Designed and built entirely in-house, the SOC integrates AI innovation, Asia-centric threat intelligence, continuous threat exposure management, and an open architecture that allows for custom agent extensions or third-party integration.
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Moreover, every incident is codified, simulated, and stress-tested in Ensign’s Cyber Range and Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) environments, ensuring the SOC grows smarter and more resilient over time, according to Ensign.
“Cyberattacks are evolving faster than people alone can respond. Ensign’s Agentic SOC combines AI efficiencies with human expertise to help organisations stay ahead. Its ability to adapt to emerging threats equips organisations with autonomous capabilities that are precise, rapid and effective, simplifying complexities across operations while addressing the cybersecurity skills gap. This strengthens their security posture and bolsters the resilience of the wider digital ecosystem,” says Paul Tan, executive vice president for government and Singapore enterprises at Ensign InfoSecurity.
(Updated at 5 pm to include Ensign Infosecurity's launch of a new SOC)
