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PDPA and GRC compliance software for Singapore businesses

Singapore's PDPA applies to every private organisation, requires a Data Protection Officer and a three-day breach notification, and the PDPC enforces it. The CSA's Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust marks give SMEs a way to prove their security. AI Pazz Govnex keeps both — and ISO 27001 — in one workspace.

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In short

Every private organisation in Singapore that collects personal data must follow the Personal Data Protection Act 2012: appoint a Data Protection Officer, follow its data protection obligations, and notify the PDPC within three calendar days of assessing that a breach is notifiable. Govnex keeps the PDPA as your own control set alongside ready-made ISO 27001, SOC 2 and NIST CSF.

Reviewed . A plain-language guide, not legal advice — check the regulator's site for the current position.

The laws and rules that apply in Singapore

What each asks of a business, who it applies to, what happens if you fall short — and whether Govnex holds it as a ready-made control set.

PDPA

Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA)

Track it with your own controls
Regulator
Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)
Who it applies to
Every private sector organisation in Singapore that collects, uses or discloses personal data.
If you fall short
Up to 10% of annual turnover in Singapore for organisations with turnover above SGD 10 million, otherwise up to SGD 1 million.
What it asks of you
  • Consent, purpose limitation and notification for collection, use and disclosure
  • Access, correction, accuracy, protection, retention limitation and transfer limitation obligations
  • Appoint a Data Protection Officer and make their business contact information available
  • Assess a suspected breach within 30 days, and notify the PDPC within three calendar days of deciding it is notifiable
  • Keep the Do Not Call Registry rules for marketing messages

Source: pdpc.gov.sg

Cybersecurity Act

Cybersecurity Act 2018

Track it with your own controls
Regulator
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)
Who it applies to
Owners of Critical Information Infrastructure — and, after the 2024 amendments, more foundational digital infrastructure and entities of special cybersecurity interest.
If you fall short
Fines for failing to comply with the codes and reporting duties.
What it asks of you
  • Codes of practice, audits and risk assessments for designated systems
  • Report prescribed cybersecurity incidents to the CSA

Source: csa.gov.sg

Cyber Essentials / Cyber Trust

CSA Cyber Essentials and Cyber Trust marks

Track it with your own controls
Regulator
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)
Who it applies to
Voluntary certification — Cyber Essentials for SMEs, Cyber Trust for larger or more digital organisations — increasingly asked for in supply chains and government procurement.
If you fall short
None — a way to prove your security to customers.
What it asks of you
  • Cyber hygiene measures across assets, data protection, secure configuration, access control, updates and incident response
  • Cyber Trust: a risk-based set of domains assessed at tiers

Source: csa.gov.sg

MAS TRM

MAS Technology Risk Management Guidelines and Cyber Hygiene Notices

Track it with your own controls
Regulator
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Who it applies to
Financial institutions regulated by MAS, and the technology providers that serve them.
If you fall short
Supervisory action and penalties under MAS notices.
What it asks of you
  • Technology risk governance, IT resilience and cyber security controls
  • Mandatory cyber hygiene measures such as MFA and patching

Source: mas.gov.sg

Standards Singapore buyers ask for

How AI Pazz Govnex helps in Singapore

What you needHow Govnex does itModule
PDPA obligationsAdd the PDPA obligations as your own controls, assign owners — your DPO first — and collect evidence.
Three-day breach notificationEach breach an issue with its assessment, notification deadline, owner and actions.
Data inventory and transfersA register of personal data, its owners, purposes and overseas recipients.
Cyber Essentials or Cyber TrustTrack the mark's measures as a control set with evidence before you certify.
Policies and consent practicesPublish data protection policies and track staff acknowledgement.

Your first 90 days

  1. 1Appoint your DPO and publish their business contact details.
  2. 2Add the PDPA obligations as controls and assign owners.
  3. 3Map the personal data you hold, its purposes and where it goes.
  4. 4Put your 30-day assessment and 3-day notification process in place.
  5. 5Work towards Cyber Essentials, Cyber Trust or ISO 27001, and report progress.

Start with what applies to you

Adopt the control sets that fit, add your own for the rest, and give every control an owner. The first months are free.

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Compliance in Singapore: questions and answers

Does the PDPA apply to small businesses in Singapore?
Yes. It applies to every private sector organisation that collects, uses or discloses personal data, whatever its size.
Is a Data Protection Officer mandatory in Singapore?
Yes. Every organisation must designate at least one person to be responsible for PDPA compliance and make their business contact information available.
How fast must a data breach be reported to the PDPC?
Assess a suspected breach within 30 days; if it is notifiable — likely to cause significant harm, or affecting 500 or more people — notify the PDPC within three calendar days of that assessment.
What is the CSA Cyber Essentials mark?
A certification from the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore that shows an organisation, typically an SME, has put essential cyber hygiene measures in place. Cyber Trust is its risk-based counterpart for larger organisations.
Is the Singapore PDPA in the Govnex Library?
Not yet as a ready-made set — add its obligations as your own controls and track them exactly like a Library standard. ISO 27001, SOC 2 and NIST CSF are ready-made.
What else does Govnex include?
Policies, risk registers, issues, internal audits, regulatory change, a data register and ESG & EHS in one workspace.

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