The global cybersecurity landscape is rapidly evolving, with the annual cost of cybercrime projected to reach USD10.5 trillion by 2025, up from USD8 trillion in 2023. This sharp rise underscores the urgent need to address cyber risks as malicious actors continue to exploit vulnerabilities across industries worldwide. In response, Singapore is accelerating the development of cybersecurity innovations, not only to protect its own infrastructure but also to address emerging risks globally.
Three Singaporean companies, cloudsineAI, Cyber Sierra and pQCee, are leading this effort with specialised solutions to tackle today’s biggest threats, like gen AI-driven attacks and quantum decryption risks. These challenges remain difficult for traditional cybersecurity solutions to address. With 70 to 80% of existing tools being one-size-fits-all, critical gaps in protection remain, leaving organisations vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated threats.
These Singapore-based innovators are supported by the USD15 million CyberSG Talent, Innovation, and Growth Collaboration Center, a joint initiative between the National University of Singapore and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore. By targeting high-impact, niche vulnerabilities, they help organisations stay ahead of emerging threats while ensuring the safe use of new technologies.
“Singapore’s CyberSG Talent, Innovation and Growth Collaboration Center, in conjunction with our National Cybersecurity research and development program, aims to drive key innovations in the global cybersecurity landscape,” said the National University of Singapore’s Associate Professor Benjamin Tee. “We support companies developing advanced digital infrastructure protection, strengthening our nation’s defences while empowering collaborative global efforts against a rising tide of cyberattacks, marked by a 30% increase in 2024.”
cloudsineAI: Blocking malicious content in GenAI applications
As GenAI adoption rapidly increases, so do the risks they pose, from prompt injection to sensitive data leakage. According to accounting firm Deloitte, it is expected that gen AI could enable fraud losses to reach USD40 billion in the US by 2027.
To address these emerging threats, cloudsineAI has launched a new gen AI firewall, built specifically to protect mission-critical gen AI applications. Unlike traditional firewalls that protect against standard network or web application threats, this solution is powered by its unique ShieldPrompt multi-layered defence that actively scans both user inputs and AI-generated outputs to prevent the injection and block harmful or sensitive content.
The gen AI firewall also complements any AI guardrails to provide an updated threat vector database, contextualised security controls and integration with other security tools such as SIEMs. This innovation ensures that organisations can safely and securely innovate with GenAI while mitigating advanced cyber threats.
Cyber Sierra: The AI platform with agentic infrastructure for comprehensive compliance and protection
Cyber Sierra’s AI platform and agentic infrastructure enables complete protection and compliance. By integrating cyber governance, risk management, compliance, and continuous control monitoring, the architecture is built to meet the evolving demands of security and compliance teams. By harnessing intelligent automation and AI agents into human teams, Cyber Sierra is transforming how organisations detect risks, accelerate response times while maintaining comprehensive compliance.
pQCee: Futureproofing data against quantum threats
SafeQuard by pQCee is a lightweight security tool that protects documents from the growing risks posed by quantum computers. Hackers are already stealing encrypted data today, with plans to decrypt it once powerful quantum computers become available. As this technology advances, sensitive documents stored now could be compromised in the future, making quantum-safe encryption a critical need today.
Fully compliant with security standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, SafeQuard safeguards the long-term confidentiality of high-value documents, protecting sensitive personal data and proprietary business information well into the quantum future.
Debuting Singapore’s cybersecurity solutions at the RSA Conference 2025
These three cybersecurity companies, along with three others from the CyberSG Talent, Innovation, and Growth Collaboration Center, will showcase their solutions at Singapore’s first national pavilion at the RSA Conference 2025, held from April 28 to May 1, 2025, in San Francisco.
Organised by the Growth Collaboration Center and SGTech, the Singapore Pavilion aims to position the country as both a leading hub for cybersecurity innovation and a strategic gateway to Asia’s rapidly expanding USD7.5 billion digital economy.
