It has been revealed that there were at least seven waves of cyber-attacks between September and November 2009.

The revelations come in an article in the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs Home Team Journal, prompting front page coverage in Saturday’s (4 December 2010) Singapore Straits Times.

The Home Team Journal article which provided the details was written by Singapore Infocomm Technology Security Authority (SITSA) head Loh Phin Juay. SITSA has formed last year in the Lion City to develop a framework to provide a comprehensive incident reporting, response and escalation process to handle national level emergencies resulting from large-scale cyber attacks.

SITSA has also formed the National Cyber Incident Response Team (NCIRT), with cyber incident responders from various sectors making a team which will be activated should a large-scale cyber attack hit Singapore.