Minister Yaacob Ibrahim Launches Temasek Polytechnic’s IT Security and Forensics Hub

Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-Charge of Cyber Security, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim launched Temasek Polytechnic’s IT Security and Forensics Hub on 27 Jul. The Hub comprises Learning Enterprises such as the TP-Cisco Internet of Everything Centre, the TP-IBM IT Service Management Centre, the TP-IBM Security Operations Centre and the TP-RSA Security Operations Centre. The TP-IBM Security Operations Centre is the newest addition to the facility, while the TP-RSA Security Operations Centre will go live from October 2015.

In his address, Minister Yaacob said that there will be a need to produce a sufficient pool of cyber security professionals to support a growing cyber security industry. He added that practitioners will also need to upgrade their skills to deal with threats of growing sophistication. And this is an area where the institutes of higher learning, such as our polytechnics and university, play a very important role.

Students from Temasek Polytechnic will receive practical hands-on training in areas such as IT networking, digital forensics and security operations. They will also benefit from the mentorship of industry experts.