Discussions to add a sixth pillar of digital defence to Total Defence began about four years ago, with the formation of the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore in 2015.
While there was some resistance towards changing a framework that had been in place for more than 30 years, the choice to add the extra pillar, rather than explain digital defence using the other five, became increasingly clear, said Nexus director Joseph Tan.
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