Singapore says its new status as a certifying body for a global cybersecurity standard will enable local developers to attain the certification more quickly and at a lower cost. Products developed here also can be exported, boosting the country’s competitiveness in the global cybersecurity market, the government says.
Singapore in January became a Certificate Authorising Nation under the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA). Also called ISO/IEC 15408, Common Criteria is a technical standard used to evaluable and certify cybersecurity products and is the de factor standard for such product certification adopted by governments and the industry.