ST Engineering has opened its Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CoE) aimed at accelerating the development of agentic AI-driven cybersecurity solutions.
The CoE is supported by Digital Industry Singapore — a joint office by the Economic Development Board, Enterprise Singapore and Infocomm Media Development Authority — and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA).
The facility is intended to strengthen ST Engineering’s cybersecurity capabilities, cultivate a skilled talent pipeline and drive innovation in the cybersecurity sector.
The Cybersecurity CoE will deliver enhanced cyber defence across enterprise IT, 5G, and OT/IoT systems, addressing the next wave of advanced threats. It will start with 26 specialists and grow to an 81-strong team, which will focus on AI, 5G, OT cybersecurity, threat response and security testing.
Building on ST Engineering’s expertise in designing and operating Security Operations Centres (SOCs) for critical information infrastructures, the Cybersecurity CoE will advance agentic AI application in next-generation SOCs, digital forensics, and incident response.
These autonomous, self-learning solutions provide broader coverage, greater precision, and independent decision-making beyond traditional SOC capabilities. By continuously adapting to evolving cyber threats, the CoE positions ST Engineering at the forefront of industry-leading autonomous cybersecurity innovations.
Goh Eng Choon, president of Cyber at ST Engineering, said that with AI and quantum computing, cyber threats are evolving faster and becoming more sophisticated. He said the Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence will bring together talent, research and advanced AI to strengthen the group’s capabilities to develop cyber defences that are smarter, faster and more adaptive to new threats.
“Our Agentic AI SOC solution has already redefined new standards in detection and response – mitigating threats in seconds to swiftly protect critical systems,” said Goh.
Philbert Gomez, executive director of DISG, said the establishment of ST Engineering’s Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CoE) accelerates Singapore’s ambition for AI-driven cyber resilience and strengthening its national defence against evolving threats.
“The CoE will be a vital hub for developing autonomous AI solutions that will directly empower cybersecurity practitioners and enhance our capability to detect and combat sophisticated cyber threats at scale,” said Gomez. “This partnership reinforces Singapore’s resolve to be a globally leading AI hub.”
The Cybersecurity CoE will also nurture the next generation of cybersecurity talent through dedicated labs and training programs at institutes of higher learning in Singapore, including Republic Polytechnic and Singapore Polytechnic.
ST Engineering will train and upskill students on agentic AI solutions developed at the CoE, preparing them to thrive in AI-assisted cybersecurity environments and to harness agentic AI alongside other advanced technologies.
