Thailand plans stronger cybersecurity measures for five key sectors
Agencies are being urged to rehearse business continuity plans, while security bodies and 14 global technology firms join forces to tackle cyber threats.
- Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is increasing cybersecurity measures for five key sectors: money markets, capital markets, public health, infrastructure, and energy.
- Agencies in these sectors have been instructed to prepare and rehearse their business continuity plans (BCPs) to counter the growing risk of severe and complex cyber threats.
- A joint working group has been established, combining Thai government security bodies and 14 global technology providers to coordinate threat prevention efforts.
- The initiative is a response to repeated cyberattack attempts and aims to protect data and build confidence in the nation's digital economy.
Patchara Anuntasilpa, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, said the ministry was preparing to raise cyber threat monitoring and prevention measures to the highest level.
The move follows instructions from Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaichanok Chidchob, acting on policy from the National Security Council (NSC).
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,” Patchara said.
Chaichanok said Thailand’s financial sector had faced repeated attempts at cyberattacks.
However, the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) and the Thailand Banking Sector Computer Emergency Response Team (TB-CERT) have worked closely together to coordinate their efforts and prepare preventive measures in advance.
This has significantly improved cyberattack prevention standards across Thailand’s financial institutions.
The ministry stressed that relevant agencies must remain vigilant, as attackers continually develop their technology and methods.
Both the public and private sectors therefore need to keep raising cybersecurity standards and improving protective technologies.
Chaichanok added that cyber threats not only cause losses of data or assets but also damage trust and confidence, which are vital to driving Thailand’s digital economy and advancing innovation.
The ministry has therefore brought together government security bodies, including the NSC, the NCSA, the Technology Crime Suppression Division and the armed forces, alongside 14 leading global technology and platform providers, to establish a joint working group chaired by the NSC.
The group aims to exchange information and experience and coordinate efforts to prevent cyber threats across industries and national borders, strengthening the resilience of strategic infrastructure and building lasting confidence in Thailand’s digital economy.
