Singapore Cyber Chief Receives Billington CyberSecurity International Leadership Award

CHEVY CHASE, Md., March 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The first  Billington CyberSecurity International Leadership Award will be presented to Mr. David Koh at the 3^rd Annual Billington International Cybersecurity Summit, March 21, Washington, D.C. Mr. Koh is Chief Executive, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, Deputy Secretary (Special Projects) and Defence Cyber Chief, Ministry of Defence (Singapore) and Commissioner of Cybersecurity for Singapore. 

The award is given to Mr. Koh for his many years of public service to Singapore and for Singapore's leadership in cybersecurity. Mr. Koh played a pivotal role and made significant contributions to strengthen cybersecurity in Singapore, including providing strategic direction and leadership of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, the successful launch of Singapore's Cybersecurity Strategy and passage of Singapore's comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.

Mr. Koh has also made significant contributions towards shaping international and regional cooperation on cyber norms of behavior and cyber capacity building. Under his leadership, Singapore was ranked number one in the International Telecommunication Union's Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) for 2017.

"It is truly an honour to receive this award. It has been an incredible journey made possible by the strong support of my CSA colleagues and our local and international partners. It shows that Singapore's cybersecurity efforts have not gone unnoticed. I look forward to growing and strengthening the cyberspace together with my team and all our partners," Mr. Koh said. 

Read more about Mr. Koh's background, as well as other speakers at the summit, here.

At the Billington International Cybersecurity Summit, Mr. Koh will be joined by other global cybersecurity leaders from Asia, Europe and the Middle East, as well as U.S. cyber leaders from the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. National Security Agency.

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Billington CyberSecurity brings together world-class cybersecurity thought leaders to engage in high-level information sharing, unparalleled networking and public-private partnerships from a cross-section of civilian, military and intelligence agencies, industry and academia. In 2018, it will host three summits:

3^rd Annual Billington International Cybersecurity Summit, Washington, D.C., March 21, 2018

2^nd Billington Automotive Cybersecurity Summit, Detroit, Michigan, Aug. 3, 2018

9^th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit, Washington, D.C., Sept. 6, 2018

Press contact: Helen Hoart
helen@billingtoncybersecurity
1-203-536-5545

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3rd Annual Billington International Cybersecurity Summit

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Mr. David Koh, Chief Executive, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, Deputy Secretary (Special Projects) and Defence Cyber Chief, MINDEF and Commissioner of Cybersecurity for Singapore.

SOURCE Billington CyberSecurity