Notices
 Published Date: 06 August 2019

Notice CMG-N03 Cyber Hygiene

Requirements on cyber hygiene for capital market entities.
Issued pursuant to: Securities and Futures Act (Cap. 289) section 45(1) , section 46ZK(1) , section 81R(1) , section 81SV(1) , section 81ZL(1) ,  section 101(1) , section 123ZZB(1) and section 293(1) .
Applies to: Markets and Exchanges , Trade Repository , Clearing House , Central Securities Depository , Holding Company of Exchange or Clearing House , Dealing in Capital Markets Products , Registered Fund Management Company , Benchmark Administrator/Submitter , Approved CIS Trustee , Corporate Finance Advisory , Product Financing , Licensed Fund Management Company , REIT Management , Credit Rating Agency , Providing Custodial Services , Securities Crowdfunding
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This notice applies to the following capital markets entities in Singapore: 

  • all approved exchanges;
  • all recognised market operators which are incorporated in Singapore;
  • all licensed trade repositories;
  • all approved clearing houses;
  • all recognised clearing houses which are incorporated in Singapore;
  • the Depository;
  • all approved holding companies;
  • all holders of a capital markets services licence;
  • all Registered Fund Management Companies, as defined in regulation 2 of the Securities and Futures (Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations;
  • all authorised benchmark administrators;
  • all authorised benchmark submitters;
  • all designated benchmark submitters; and
  • all persons who are approved under section 289 of the Act to act as a trustee of a collective investment scheme which is authorised under section 286 of the Securities and Futures Act and constituted as a unit trust.

It sets out cyber security requirements on securing administrative accounts, applying security patching, establishing baseline security standards, deploying network security devices, implementing anti-malware measures and strengthening user authentication.

Amendment Notes

There are no amendment notes for this notice.

Resources

FAQ - Notice on Cyber Hygiene (159.4 KB)

Responses to Feedback Received to Draft Notice on Cyber Hygiene (1.19 MB)