ST Engineering advances agentic AI use in cybersecurity sector with new Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence

To accelerate the development of agentic AI-driven cybersecurity solutions, ST Engineering has announced the establishment of a Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CoE). In addition to bolstering Singapore’s cyber defences against the increasingly rampant cyber crime, the initiative aims not only to incorporate new technology in the cybersecurity field, but also to nurture talent. 

According to the World Economic Forum, the global average number of weekly cyberattacks encountered by organizations grew by 58%, with 1,984 average weekly attacks in Q2 of 2025. Given the scale of attacks, it is unsurprising that those in the cybersecurity industry are looking at other ways to compete.

Headquartered in Singapore, ST engineer is a technology, defence, and engineering group that operates in the aerospace, smart city, defence, and public security fields. The Cybersecurity CoE is supported by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and the Digital Industry Singapore (DISG), a joint office of the Economic Development Board, Enterprise Singapore, and the Infocomm Media Development Authority. 

The cybersecurity agenda

The new Cybersecurity CoE will focus on incorporating agentic AI into their cyber defence solutions. Agentic AI, an artificial intelligence system that can accomplish a goal with limited supervision, will be incorporated to enable faster and more precise threat detection. This should enable the company to grapple with cyberattacks that have grown in both scale and sophistication.

However, as AI systems assume more operational autonomy, accountability remains a central consideration. While AI can act independently, responsibility has to lie with human operators, as lapses can lead to significant operational disruptions. Accountability is necessary to ensure that these disruptions are avoided.

Ultimately, the Cybersecurity CoE aims to provide cyber defence solutions for enterprise IT networks, 5G systems, and operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT). Beginning with a team of 26 specialists, the centre plans to expand to 81 cybersecurity professionals in the coming years.

“With AI and quantum computing, cyber threats are evolving faster and becoming more sophisticated,” said Goh Eng Choon, President of the Cyber business area of ST Engineering. “The Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence will bring together talent, research and advanced AI to strengthen our 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.”

CoE will also serve as a training hub for the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Collaborations with institutions such as Republic Polytechnic and Singapore Polytechnic will see the rollout of dedicated labs and training programmes aimed at equipping students with hands-on experience in agentic AI applications, from digital forensics to incident response.

As Singapore continues to position itself at the forefront of AI and cybersecurity innovation, the new cybersecurity CoE reflects a strategic alignment between public agencies and private industry to future-proof the nation’s digital infrastructure and to develop technologies that can keep pace with the growing complexity of cyber threats worldwide.