The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) is strengthening efforts to turn cybersecurity research and innovation into practical solutions that address emerging threats and industry needs, in line with the Singapore Cybersecurity Strategy 2026.
At CyberSG Innovation Day 2026, 13 cybersecurity companies were announced as recipients of approximately S$5.6 million ($4.35 million) in funding under CyberCall 2025, as part of CSA’s efforts to develop capabilities required for long-term national cyber resilience, CSA said in a statement on Tuesday.
CyberCall 2026 was also launched to encourage solutions to real-world cybersecurity challenges, alongside initiatives to help cybersecurity companies connect with potential users and bring their innovations to market.
These underscore CSA’s commitment to accelerating the co-development of solutions with academia and industry.
These efforts build on the CyberSG initiative launched in 2023, through which CSA has partnered the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to strengthen Singapore’s cybersecurity research, innovation and industry ecosystem.
They support Singapore’s Cybersecurity Strategy 2026, which aims to develop globally competitive and trusted cybersecurity capabilities, particularly for critical information infrastructure (CII).
A key priority is to strengthen the links between research, solution development and industry adoption, so that promising innovations can be translated into capabilities that address real-world cybersecurity challenges.
Managed by NUSX, the entrepreneurial heart of NUS, the Talent, Innovation and Growth Collaboration Center (TIG Center) brings together initiatives that develop cybersecurity talent, commercialize solutions, and support companies while meeting industry needs. T
IG Center has supported more than 120 companies through its talent, innovation, and growth pillars since its establishment in 2023.
A key initiative is the CyberCall, which seeks to catalyse the development of innovative cybersecurity solutions to meet national and strategic needs, as well as support the trial and adoption of novel solutions.
The solutions proposed from the 13 awardees include an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform for early identification and analysis of AI-enabled risks, an agentic AI framework for cyber threat attribution in Operational Technology (OT) environments, and a quantum-safe red-teaming solution to assess organizations’ exposure to quantum threats.
Continuing on these efforts, CyberCall 2026 was launched to further encourage the development of cybersecurity solutions that address emerging threats and operational needs. This edition comprises an Open Call category and a User-Driven category.
The Open Call Category invites proposals in priority areas including cybersecurity for AI systems, AI for cybersecurity, quantum-safe, OT or Internet-of-Things (IoT) security, cloud security, and privacy-enhancing technologies.
The User-Driven category invites proposals addressing specific cybersecurity challenges, with the aim of developing solutions that can be adopted by Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and participating end-user organizations such as CSA and Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore.
The challenge statements include a call for the development of an autonomous detection and incident response tool for fast-moving cyber intrusions, solutions to verify Automatic Development Surveillance-Broadcast messages, detect spoofed, forged or unauthorized transmissions without affecting aviation operations, as well as a solution for SMEs to independently address cybersecurity issues quickly.
The TIG Center has also relaunched its cybersecurity catalogue as CyberSG Atlas, giving users a single platform to discover solutions and services from over 200 Singapore-based cybersecurity companies, with clearer categorization based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
A new AI-powered chatbot has also been introduced, making it easier for businesses to identify cybersecurity solutions and guidance in the event of a cyber incident.
To further give start-ups and developers a leg up, the TIG Centre has convened the CyberSG CISO Advisory Committee, bringing together senior cybersecurity leaders from Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) sectors, government agencies, academia and industry to provide industry perspectives on pressing cybersecurity challenges, barriers to technology adoption and emerging capability gaps.
These insights will help guide future capability development and support startups, researchers and industry partners in developing solutions that address real-world industry needs.
Established by CSA with NTU, the CyberSG R&D Program Office (CRPO) has been supporting cutting-edge cybersecurity research and development to implement future-ready solutions and foster ecosystem growth.
Since 2023, CRPO has awarded more than $40 million in research grants spanning across 23 projects, in areas such as 5G/6G telecommunications security, post quantum cryptography, agentic AI and CII protection. Seven spin-off companies have also been incubated from these projects.