Thailand plans stronger cybersecurity measures for five key sectors - Nation Thailand
Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is implementing enhanced cyber threat monitoring and prevention measures for five strategic sectors following policy instructions from the National Security Council.
Patchara Anuntasilpa, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, announced the move follows instructions from Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob, acting on policy from the National Security Council. The ministry has sent warning letters to central agencies in five strategic sectors: money markets, capital markets, public health, infrastructure and energy.
The letters urge agencies across all five sectors to prepare and rehearse their business continuity plans (BCPs) to handle crises and the growing risk of increasingly severe and complex cyber threats.
The digital economy and society minister received policy instructions from the NSC for letters to be sent to central agencies covering five key sectors on Wednesday (November 11, 2026): money markets, capital markets, public health, infrastructure and energy. The aim was to prompt the agencies to prepare contingency plans or conduct drills under those plans to respond to cyber threats.
Financial sector concerns
Chaichanok revealed that Thailand's financial sector has faced repeated cyberattack attempts. However, the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) and the Thailand Banking Sector Computer Emergency Response Team (TB-CERT) have collaborated to coordinate efforts and implement preventive measures, significantly improving cyberattack prevention standards across financial institutions.
The ministry emphasized that attackers continually develop their technology and methods, requiring relevant agencies to remain vigilant. Both public and private sectors need to continuously raise cybersecurity standards and improve protective technologies.
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