What the government should do is to work quietly behind the scene to make sure our IT infrastructure is sound and well protected. That’s the top priority. At the same time, there is nothing to stop it from also “hunting down” the perpetrators or those who threaten to do harm to our infrastructure. It will not be too late for the government to claim credit if and when it has apprehended the perpetrators. For the time being, it should refrain from issuing public warnings or threats of its own. It does nothing except to inflame the situation, and put at risk the trust and credibility which Singaporeans (and others) have in the government by raising expectations of the capture of “Anonymous” or The Messiah. And the longer the government is unable to do this, the more doubts will be raised about its capability to deal with such threats. Calm down and don’t over-react. Keep the bravado in check. It is a lesson which PM Lee could learn from the example of Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, who issued threats in June to expose the companies responsible for the haze in Indonesia. It’s been 5 months since Dr Balakrishnan issued those threats and made that pledge. However, no company has yet to be named. Now, Singaporeans expect the government to apprehend the culprits in this latest series of hacking incidents, given PM Lee’s strong words and vow. Nothing less will do. In other words, PM Lee is saying to Anonymous: Expect us. It’s game on: the PM vs Anonymous. The clock is ticking.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:01:33 +0000
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