Why Your Organisation Needs a CISO in Singapore
Singapore expects organisations to manage cyber risk at board level. The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) regulates owners of critical information infrastructure, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sets technology risk requirements for financial institutions, and customers increasingly ask for a CSA Cyber Trust mark or ISO 27001 certificate before signing a contract. Many organisations need a security leader to steer this, but cannot justify a full-time CISO.
With our outsourced CISO (virtual CISO, vCISO) service, an experienced information security leader takes on the CISO role for your organisation as a managed service — a few days per month, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire, and without recruitment or turnover risk.
What Your vCISO Takes Care Of
- Security strategy and roadmap — A clear information security strategy aligned with your business objectives, risk appetite and regulatory obligations
- Governance and policies — Security organisation, roles and responsibilities, and a complete set of information security policies
- Risk management — Identification, assessment and treatment of information security risks, including third-party and supply chain risks
- Regulatory compliance — Mapping the cybersecurity requirements that apply to you and keeping evidence ready for regulators, auditors and customers
- ISO 27001 certification — Leading the implementation of your Information Security Management System (ISMS) up to the certification audit
- Incident readiness — Incident response plan, reporting procedures within the legal deadlines and regular exercises
- Management reporting — Security metrics and risks translated into business language for management and the board
- Awareness — Security awareness training so that your employees recognise and report threats
Cybersecurity Requirements in Singapore
Your vCISO keeps your security programme aligned with the frameworks that apply to your organisation:
- Cybersecurity Act 2018 — Duties for owners of critical information infrastructure (CII): codes of practice, risk assessments, audits and incident reporting to the CSA, extended by the 2024 amendments
- MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines — Technology risk governance, cyber resilience and incident management for financial institutions, together with the MAS Notice on Cyber Hygiene
- CSA Cyber Essentials & Cyber Trust — The CSA's cybersecurity marks that show customers and partners your security measures
- PDPA Protection Obligation — Reasonable security arrangements to protect personal data under Section 24 of the PDPA
- ISO/IEC 27001 — The international standard for information security management systems
How Does It Work?
Assessment & Strategy
We assess your security posture against the applicable requirements and agree a prioritised security roadmap with you.
Implementation
Your vCISO leads the security programme: governance, policies, risk treatment and technical controls with your IT team and providers.
Ongoing Leadership
Regular risk reviews, incident handling, audit preparation and management reporting keep your programme up to date.
Why ResGuard?
- Experienced security leaders who have built and run ISMS programmes in regulated industries
- The ResGuard Compliance Manager platform for your ISMS, risks, policies, tasks and audit evidence
- Flexible scope — the number of days per month adapts to the phase of your programme
- Need a fast route to certification? Combine your vCISO with our ISMS workshop for ISO 27001