https://www.scmp.com/rss/323648/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Singapore’s new Defence Cyber Organisation (DCO), which aims to strengthen the nation’s ability to deter current and anticipated threats in cyberspace, seems to have come not a moment too soon. Just days before Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced the new organisation on March 4, the network of the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) was hacked. While no sensitive military information was lost, the personal information of some 850 people on its “I-net” system, which is separate from servers holding... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2077124/thousands-singaporean-troops-prep-virtual-war-real-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2077124/thousands-singaporean-troops-prep-virtual-war-real-world?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:18:01 +0000 Without a shot fired, the Singapore Army lost possession of nine Terrex infantry carrier vehicles (ICVs) after Hong Kong customs impounded the armoured vehicles as they were transiting through the port. This episode has many teachable moments for followers of statecraft and must be played out carefully as the concluding act has yet to take centre stage. Any diplomatic gaffes, missteps by any party could result in misgivings that linger long after the fate of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) war... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2049803/china-has-always-kept-mum-singapores-defence-ties-taipei-so?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2049803/china-has-always-kept-mum-singapores-defence-ties-taipei-so?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:15:30 +0000