Safer Songkran, an initiative by Safer with Google, is collaborating with Thailand's National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) and Google Cloud to enhance the cybersecurity of Thailand's digital landscape.
Safer Songkran aims to equip Thais with knowledge and tools to protect themselves from online scams and phishing.
This partnership will use artificial intelligence (AI) and intelligence-driven cyber defense to ensure public sector entities and citizens benefit from digital transformation while staying protected from cybercrime and malicious attacks.
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The collaboration between the NCSA and Google Cloud supports the efforts of the Royal Thai Government and Google to improve online safety for mobile users in Thailand. Google has also introduced an anti-scam feature within Google Play Protect, in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), which has blocked over 6.6 million high-risk app installations. Google has also disabled the option to turn off Play Protect's app scanning feature during phone calls. These measures aim to prevent cybercriminals from deceiving users into downloading malicious apps.
Additionally, Google has enhanced mobile security measures to safeguard Thais against social engineering tactics used by cybercriminals. This collaboration follows a meeting in January 2025 between Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, MDES, and NCSA executives, and Google Cloud's Asia Pacific leadership to explore deeper cybersecurity collaboration. It builds on the ongoing partnership between the government and Google to strengthen Thailand's digital competitiveness and accelerate AI innovation.
The NCSA plans to deploy Google Cloud Cybershield to centralize security monitoring at events across public sector entities, enhancing the capabilities and response of the Thailand Computer Emergency Response Team (ThaiCERT). The collaboration will also leverage threat intelligence sharing and incident response training to strengthen the cyber defense expertise within Thailand's public sector.
In addition to national cyber defense, the collaboration aims to protect Thai citizens and residents from unsafe websites by integrating Google Cloud Web Risk into government workflows. This will provide real-time threat intelligence to identify and block malicious websites, enhancing online safety for individual users.
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