Mobile Guardian breach: Who is responsible for backups? | Deep Dive podcast

On Aug 4, a global cybersecurity breach affected Singapore's education system. Around 13,000 students from 26 secondary schools were blindsided when the Mobile Guardian app was wiped out by a hacker. The breach happened the night before many were set to sit for their preliminary examinations. When IT systems are run by third party vendors, what protocols need to be in place so users are not caught off guard when breaches happen? Deep Dive hosts Steven Chia and Crispina Robert are joined by Ken Soh, chair of SGTech Cyber Security Chapter and CEO of Athena Dynamics, and May Chng, chief operating officer and co-founder of Flexxon. 0:00 Intro 0:38 Recap of events 4:09 How can such hacks happen? 9:54 How are IT vendors assessed? 14:45 Who is responsible for backups? 21:15 Don't overload teachers Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia