Taking a proactive approach to cybersecurity is the need of the hour which will need an all-hands-on-deck initiative with active participation from everyone .
As customers expect cybersecurity firms to leverage AI to serve them better , Malaysia and Singapore are showing higher interest in deploying Big Data / data lake applications .
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Taking a proactive approach to cybersecurity is the need of the hour which will need an all-hands-on-deck initiative with active participation from everyone .
Financial ), Essential Services and Manufacturing sectors .
• Malware is a top concern across 60 % of organisations .
Boardroom discussions and cybersecurity budget :
• Over 80 % of all ASEAN organisations say cybersecurity is discussed at the board level on a quarterly basis .
• 66 % increased their cybersecurity budget for the year 2023 .
• 29 % reported an increase of more than half of their 2022 budget .
Security outlook :
• More than half ( 53 %) of ASEAN organisations are thinking of adopting AI integration as the top technology to mitigate cyber-risks .
• Three key cybersecurity strategies being considered :
• Cloud security adoption ( 44 %)
• Identity and access management ( 40 %)
• Securing IoT / OT ( 40 %)
• Endpoint protection and SASE strategy are other areas organisations focus on .
AI integration is the top technology businesses are adopting soon .
Telco / Tech / Communications businesses are most interested in AI adoption across the region and is expected to grow at a faster pace in the coming years .
As customers expect cybersecurity firms to leverage AI to serve them better , Malaysia and Singapore are showing higher interest in deploying Big Data / data lake applications .
“ Attackers are constantly evolving and many SMEs see security as a point-intime initiative – they are not updating their security capabilities to keep up with attackers . In many parts of ASEAN , SMEs form the backbone of our economies . It is imperative for them to update their security capabilities and an actionable
As customers expect cybersecurity firms to leverage AI to serve them better , Malaysia and Singapore are showing higher interest in deploying Big Data / data lake applications .
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