Singapore Clarifies Security Protocols for International Events

Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How states host countries are not typically expected to provide secured communications for foreign military and government officials.

• 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.

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