Strengthening Identity Verification: Beyond the NRIC, Focus on Robust KYC Processes
Former Government CISO Chai Chin Loon talks with CXposé.tech editor-at-large, Leona Lo about why strengthening Know Your Customer (KYC) practices is important, and even more so than keeping the NRIC secret. The recent announcement by Singapore's Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) that the government will treat National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers as public information—rather than private and confidential—sent shockwaves through the cyber community. This reaction was more about the surprise element than any fundamental issue with the decision itself. Some cyber experts, including former government CISO Chai Chin Loon, have argued that NRICs were never intended ... Read More