Next Gov | By: Joon Ian Wong | July 11, 2017:
Hackers in Singapore are going legit: The government may soon require them to get a license.
As part of a draft bill that will make sweeping changes to Singapore’s national cybersecurity regime, already rated the world’s best by the International Telecommunication Union, hackers who conduct investigative work such as penetration testing—probing systems for holes in their security—will be required to obtain a license. The same goes for specialists conducting forensics work.
Such work is routinely carried out by vendors for clients like banks and telcos to ensure their systems are secure. Companies and individuals carrying out such work must be licensed by the government. Hacking without a license is punishable by two years’ jail and up to S$50,000 ($36,000) in fines. The licensing proposal is in line with the country’s reputation for extreme orderliness.
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