Oracle to provide cloud computing, AI services to Singapore military

Oracle said on Wednesday it would provide Singapore’s defense technology arm with “isolated” cloud computing and AI services, in the company’s first such deal in Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asian governments are frequent targets of cyber espionage campaigns and are facing escalating supply chain attacks, according to security researchers.

Under the deal, the US firm will provide Singapore’s armed forces and defense ministry with an “air-gapped” isolated cloud computing infrastructure – meaning that it will be cut off from the internet and connected…