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IT Compliance Audits · Singapore

IT compliance for MAS-regulated firms,audit-ready all year round.

We help financial institutions, fintech and other regulated firms in Singapore strengthen IT governance, cybersecurity and risk management — so they stay audit-ready and keep the trust of clients and investors.

Book a readiness review MAS guidelines
  • Mapped to the MAS TRM Guidelines and Cyber Hygiene Notice
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified ourselves
  • Due diligence and cyber insurance
MAS TRM
guidelines mapped to your controls
ISO · NIST
frameworks implemented
5 steps
assess, plan, implement, monitor, improve
20+ years
in IT and cybersecurity

Compliance is no longer a tick-box exercise

In regulated industries, technology is no longer just a support function — it is at the core of compliance. Every transaction, client interaction and vendor relationship runs on IT systems that regulators, clients and investors look at closely.

And the guidance keeps changing. MAS publishes guidelines and Notices on technology risk, and clients and investors increasingly ask firms to show how they follow them.

We focus on the IT side: building your controls on recognised frameworks — ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, COBIT and CIS — and mapping them to the MAS guidelines, with the evidence to show it.

  • Ready for scrutiny

    Evidence ready for inspections, audits and due diligence questionnaires.

  • Operational resilience

    Keep the business running through cyberattacks and system failures.

  • Market confidence

    Reassure clients, partners and investors, and speed up onboarding.

  • Global readiness

    Use ISO 27001:2022 and NIST to expand into new markets with confidence.

What MAS looks for

MAS publishes Technology Risk Management Guidelines and Notices for the financial institutions it regulates. Here are the main areas, summarised from its published documents; we map your controls to them.

MAS TRM

Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore publishes Technology Risk Management Guidelines for financial institutions, alongside its Notices on cyber hygiene and technology risk.

Focus areas
  • IT governance and accountabilityBoards and senior management directly accountable for technology risk.
  • Risk assessment and testingVulnerability assessments, penetration tests and red-team exercises.
  • Secure development and changeA secure development life cycle, with testing and approval before deployment.
  • Third-party riskVendors held to the same standards, with audit rights and exit plans in contracts.
  • Incident response and recoveryTested plans with defined recovery time and recovery point objectives.

Cyber Hygiene Notice

MAS

MAS’s Notices on Cyber Hygiene set six baseline areas for the institutions they name, with separate versions for different types of institution.

The six areas
  • Administrative accountsSecured against unauthorised access or use.
  • Security patchesApplied in a timeframe that fits the risk of each vulnerability.
  • Security standardsA written set of standards for every system.
  • Network perimeterControls that restrict unauthorised network traffic.
  • Malware protectionOn systems where it is available and can be implemented.
  • Multi-factor authenticationFor administrative accounts on critical systems and for internet access to customer information.

Our IT compliance services

End-to-end support for regulated firms in Singapore, from the first gap analysis to the next inspection — now including how staff and systems use AI.

Compliance achieved, then maintained

A proven five-step journey, so compliance doesn’t lapse in the months between inspections.

  1. Assess

    A deep-dive audit of your IT infrastructure, policies and risks.

  2. Plan

    A tailored roadmap that fits compliance into your business strategy.

  3. Implement

    Policies, controls and technical safeguards put in place.

  4. Monitor

    Ongoing monitoring, logging and compliance dashboards.

  5. Improve

    Regular updates as MAS guidance, threats and the industry change.

Cyber insurance, without the surprises

Insurers now ask detailed IT and cybersecurity questions before they issue or renew a policy. Without the right answers — and proof behind them — firms face higher premiums, exclusions or a refusal.

By aligning your IT controls with regulatory guidelines and insurers’ expectations, you reduce risk on every front: your operations, your clients and your financial resilience.

What insurers ask about
  • Security frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIST
  • Incident response and disaster recovery plans
  • Access control, data protection and encryption
  • Vendor and third-party risk
  • Ongoing vulnerability testing and monitoring
  • Penetration test and IT audit reports
How we help
  • Complete and standardise insurer questionnaires
  • Back every answer with real policies and controls
  • Put missing safeguards in place
  • Provide the evidence underwriters need

Questions about IT compliance

Can’t find what you are looking for? Ask a consultant and we’ll come back to you.

Why does IT compliance matter for firms in Singapore?

MAS publishes guidelines on how financial institutions should manage technology, data and cybersecurity risk, and clients and investors increasingly ask for evidence. Good IT controls help you meet those expectations, protect sensitive information and keep client trust.

What does the MAS Notice on Cyber Hygiene cover?

Six baseline areas: administrative accounts, security patching, written security standards for every system, network perimeter controls, malware protection and multi-factor authentication. It applies to the institutions the Notice names, and MAS has separate versions for different types of institution. Our reviews use it as a checklist alongside ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF and CIS. See our MAS guide.

What do the MAS TRM Guidelines cover?

IT governance, risk assessment, secure development, vendor management and incident response, with regular testing and documented recovery. MAS also issues Notices, such as its Notice on Cyber Hygiene, for the institutions they name. See our MAS guide.

Do you give legal or regulatory advice?

No. We are an IT and cybersecurity provider: we assess and improve your IT controls against recognised frameworks and the published MAS guidelines, and prepare the evidence. How the rules apply to your firm is for your compliance team and legal advisers.

How do ISO 27001:2022 and NIST help?

Both are globally recognised structures for information security and risk management. They map well to the areas the MAS guidelines cover, make audits smoother, and help meet international client requirements.

Do you help with AI governance?

Yes. We help firms govern how staff and systems use AI: clear rules for Copilot, ChatGPT and other AI tools, a register of the tools in use with owners, risks and approvals, sensitivity labels and data loss prevention to keep confidential data out of public AI, and controls mapped to ISO/IEC 42001 — with evidence auditors and investors can follow.

How can Dual Layer IT help?

We guide firms through every stage — from the first gap analysis to framework implementation. That includes writing IT policies, preparing due diligence questionnaires, aligning systems with ISO 27001:2022 and NIST, and running mock inspections.

Need our help?

Book a readiness review.

Whether an inspection is coming up, a client has sent a questionnaire, or you simply want to know where you stand, we can help you prepare.

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