Singapore cyber defenders fight simulated attacks on AI-enabled systems in 4-day exercise


More technology is moving onto the cloud – meaning its data is hosted on remote servers rather than on personal devices – and integrating artificial intelligence (AI), which opens it up to new kinds of malicious attacks.

To improve Singapore’s ability to counter these emerging threats, soldiers from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and civilians from various agencies and key industries took part in a four-day exercise from Nov 12 to 15. They had to identify and stop threats to a system operating on cloud and AI technology, and six other key services – power, water, gas pipelines, the 5G network, airports and the rail system.

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Source: The Straits Times


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