Exercise SG Ready

What is Exercise SG Ready?

Are you ready for disruptions?

This Total Defence exercise which takes place in February every year, puts your preparedness to the test through an islandwide simulation and challenges everyone - from individuals to businesses - to strengthen their resilience against unexpected disruptions.

Through realistic scenarios, participants will be able to:

• Experience firsthand how disruptions can impact daily life and business operations

• Develop and refine contingency plans

• Test their emergency protocols in a safe environment and identify areas for improvement

Exercise SG Ready 2025

Following the inaugural run of Exercise SG Ready in 2024, the Total Defence exercise returned in 2025 with the theme "Are you ready for disruptions?". The exercise was held at various locations across the island between 15 and 28 Feb 2025 to increase Singaporeans' readiness for crises and disruptions.

Scenario video

Co-led by MINDEF and the Energy Market Authority (EMA), the exercise focused on strengthening Singaporeans' preparedness for power disruptions. Based on a scenario of prolonged power outages due to ransomware spread through a phishing attack by an unknown group, the exercise aims to encourage individuals, communities and businesses to plan for potential disruptions, prepare to respond effectively, and play our part to keep Singapore strong.

As a signature event of SG60, Exercise SG Ready 2025 invited Singaporeans to reflect on the crises and disruptions that we have gone through in the last 60 years, and what we are likely to face going forward. It was an opportunity for Singaporeans to show care for others in times of such crises and disruptions.

As part of Exercise SG Ready 2025, the scenario video illustrated how hybrid security threats such as a phishing attack can cause disruptions and affect our daily lives. It also helped set the context for the exercise activities that took place from 15 to 28 Feb 2025!

Watch the Exercise SG Ready 2025 Scenario Video now!

Key resources

Exercise SG Ready 2025

1. Planning Guide for Participating Organisations

2. Exercise SG Ready 2025 Posters

Cybersecurity

1. Cyber Security Agency of Singapore's Playbook for the Conduct of Phishing Simulation Exercises

2. Cybersecurity Table-Top Exercise Self-Facilitation Guide

3. Singapore Institute of Directors' Cyber Resilience Guide for Boards in Singapore

Power Disruption

1. Energy Market Authority - Power Outage Readiness

2. Energy Market Authority's Infographic on What to Do During a Power Outage for Individuals

3. Energy Market Authority's Guide on Managing Power Outages for Organisations

4. Energy Market Authority's Infographic on What to Do During a Power Outage for Organisations

5. Power Disruption Table-Top Exercise Self-Facilitation Guide

For more details on the Exercise SG Ready logo colours and their usage, download the ESR logo CI guide [PDF, 209 KB].