Dragos and Singapore’s Digital and Intelligence Service Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Jointly Enhance Global Cybersecurity

SINGAPORE and HANOVER, MD, January 6, 2025 – Dragos Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) environments, and the Singapore Armed Forces’ Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop advanced cybersecurity capabilities, collaborate on strategic cybersecurity planning and training, and facilitate the two-way sharing of information about cyber threats. 

Kurt Gaudette, Senior Vice President of Intelligence and Services at Dragos, and Brigadier-General (BG) Edward Chen, DIS Defence Cyber Chief, signed the three-year agreement on the sidelines of the Critical Infrastructure Defence Exercise (CIDeX) 2024 in Singapore. Organized by DIS and the Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore, CIDeX aims to strengthen Singapore’s capabilities to detect and defend against cybersecurity threats. 

“The DIS continues to expand and build on its partnership with key partners across various sectors, including the tech industry, to further cyber collaboration,” said BG Chen. “This MOU with Dragos speaks to our close partnership, and we look forward to working closely in the year ahead.” 

“Singapore’s proactive approach to cybersecurity is truly impressive and serves as an example for other nations to follow to ensure safety for their critical infrastructure and their citizens,” said Gaudette. “Together, the DIS and Dragos are committed to empowering Singapore with the necessary tools and knowledge to navigate the evolving cyber threat landscape.” 

Dragos has a long history in sharing guidance with Singapore about best practices in securing critical infrastructure, and in August 2023 signed an MOU with the CSA to strengthen Singapore’s capabilities in OT cybersecurity. 

About the Ministry of Defence, Singapore
As part of the transformation of the Next Generation Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), the fourth Service of the SAF was established in 2022. The DIS sees the consolidation and integration of existing Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) as well as cyber capabilities of the SAF. As a dedicated Service, the DIS will raise, train and sustain digital forces and capabilities to fulfil its mission to defend the peace and security of Singapore from the evolving and increasingly complex threats in the digital domain. 

The mission of the DIS is to defend and dominate in the digital domain. As part of an integrated SAF, the DIS will enhance Singapore’s security, from peace to war. The DIS plays a critical role in defending Singapore from threats in the digital domain, and allows the SAF to operate better as a networked and integrated force to deal with a wider spectrum of external threats to enhance and safeguard Singapore’s peace and sovereignty. The DIS collaborates with partners across the MINDEF, SAF, Whole-of-Government agencies and like-minded partners in academia and industry in defending our nation against threats in the digital domain. 

Building a highly-skilled digital workforce is key to the digital defence strategy of the SAF. The DIS continually attracts and develops both military and non-uniformed digital experts to grow the SAF’s digital workforce. 

For more information on the DIS and its careers, please visit: www.mindef.gov.sg/dis 

About Dragos, Inc.  
Dragos provides the most effective OT cybersecurity technology for industrial and critical infrastructure to deliver on our global mission: to safeguard civilization. After nearly a decade of real-world experience handling landmark attacks on OT networks, Dragos understands the complexity and risks of industrial environments, which operate on massive scale with unique systems and exacting availability requirements and are not protected by IT cybersecurity.  

The Dragos Platform provides visibility and monitoring of OT environments for asset identification, vulnerability management, and threat detection with continuous insights generated by the industry’s most experienced OT threat intelligence and services team. It discovers and monitors OT, IT, IoT, and IIoT assets within the OT environment and integrates with IT security infrastructure. Dragos protects customers across a range of industrial sectors including electric, oil & gas, manufacturing, water, transportation, mining, and government. Dragos is privately held and headquartered in the Washington, DC area with presence around the world and offices in North America, EMEA, and APAC.