Overview

• Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Defence, Heng Chee How, responds to concerns over a leaked German military call, clarifying that host countries are not expected to provide secured communications as a rule.
• Countries hosting international events focus on their own cybersecurity, leaving participants to arrange their own secure communication methods.
• The incident in question involved a German military official using an unsecured line at a Singapore hotel during the Singapore Airshow.
• Singapore's Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces take proactive measures to ensure cybersecurity at high-profile events but do not cover the cybersecurity of foreign militaries' internal virtual meetings.
• Foreign officials typically use encryption hardware or software, commercial secured lines, or embassy-provided lines for sensitive communications.