The Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity
A curated Asian edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Cybersecurity.
What to know about Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is a critical and evolving field dedicated to protecting individuals, businesses, and governments from online threats. Amid transformative advancements such as AI, cloud adoption, quantum computing, and fluctuating geopolitical risks, organisations are navigating an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape.
Recent developments across the cybersecurity sphere highlight crucial topics including ransomware surges, deepfake scams, API security lapses, identity management complexities, and the growing importance of Zero Trust frameworks. These trends underscore the need for proactive strategies, comprehensive threat detection, agile responses, and a strengthening of human and technological defenses.
With expanding attack surfaces driven by remote work, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and digital transformation, there is a paramount focus on integrating AI-powered solutions, enhancing data protection, and addressing skills shortages. Initiatives promoting diversity, education, and collaborative partnerships continue to be essential in fortifying cyber resilience.
Exploring these themes through the latest stories and expert insights encourages readers to deepen their understanding of contemporary cybersecurity challenges and solutions, emphasizing actionable knowledge to help safeguard digital futures in an interconnected world.
Asian Cybersecurity News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Flexxon wins CyberCall backing for AI Armour gateway
The funding will help the Singapore cybersecurity company build hardware-based protections for AI agents that can otherwise be hijacked at machine speed.
Keeper named in Gartner PAM report for second year
The recognition underscores growing demand for cloud-native tools that can govern human, machine and AI access to sensitive systems.
Philippine operators unveil anti-scam push with GSMA
Fears over fraud are pushing Philippine mobile operators to test network-led scam detection and transaction checks with the GSMA.
Dell expands cyber resilience tools for AI & identity
Businesses are getting new recovery tools for AI, identity and encrypted data as Dell widens its cyber resilience offer against faster-moving attacks.
Scouter launches in Singapore with cybersecurity services
The new unit will help Singapore organisations choose and deploy security tools, with local engineering support aimed at complex regulated sectors.
Indonesia hosts AICX 2026 on AI & cyber resilience
More than 600 attendees in Bali heard warnings that AI adoption will fail without stronger cyber defences, skills and national coordination.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Cybersecurity
Flexxon wins CyberCall backing for AI Armour gateway
Four Steps CISOs Can Take To Secure AI-driven Software Development
Fortinet lifts full-year outlook after strong third quarter
Keeper named in Gartner PAM report for second year
Collins urges new thinking on cybersecurity decisions
Featured News
Cisco bets on unified security to counter AI-led threats
Businesses face faster AI-driven attacks as the networking giant folds security, observability and management into one platform.
Palo Alto Networks: AI hunting vulnerability in legacy systems
Critical infrastructure operators are being urged to merge IT and OT security as AI speeds up attacks on ageing industrial systems.
Netskope launches Catalyst program: Facilitate, secure and get out of the way
Netskope's revamped Catalyst MSP/SP Program and Partner Orchestrator aim to have MSP customers flexibly provisioned within 15 minutes.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
VAST Data targets AI data sovereignty with DataEnclave
Enterprises and governments could run AI on sensitive data without exposing it, as the technology targets sovereignty rules across APAC.
Workiva: The secret compliance and reporting arms race
Driven by improved tooling, finance teams are meeting higher standards as regulators and analysts scrutinise disclosures faster.
Filigran: Does your CISO know enough?
CISOs are under pressure to answer boardroom questions on exposure in minutes, as Filigran pushes CTEM and open-source validation tools.
AI transforming physical security into enterprise data solution
AI and cloud tools are turning cameras into live operational data sources, helping firms cut costs, spot errors and manage fleets centrally.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Managing energy, water constraints critical to Australia's AI ambitions
Policy should focus on technology inside new data centres, as an expert says smarter regulation could curb power and water strain while supporting AI growth.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
The internet times are a'changing Fastly
Bot traffic is forcing Fastly to adapt its edge cloud tools as publishers and AI firms battle over caching, access and data protection.
Trusted identity cuts across physical and logical systems
Unified identity systems can cut admin overhead and shrink attack surfaces as remote work and cyber threats blur physical and digital access.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Network segmentation - you can't attack what you can't see
Fast-moving exploits are shrinking patch windows to hours, making network segmentation vital for protecting cameras, medical devices and other connected assets.
Expert Columns
Shifting Enterprise Security from Reactive Defence to Proactive Resilience
Six questions to ask your MDR provider
Securing the AI Systems of Tomorrow
2027 Predictions: The race to AI readiness exposes true cost of effective enterprise data management
Security Learnings from the Open Source Front Line
Cyber security now starts at the job interview
Who Really Pays When a Supplier Payment Is Hijacked? Leveraging Your Procurement Software to Combat Fraud
Cybersecurity Awareness: The Importance of Getting the Basics Right
The crown jewels of cybersecurity: What can your business not afford to lose
Shadow AI Is Creating an Unmanaged Identity Crisis Across APAC
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Cisco bets on unified security to counter AI-led threats
Palo Alto Networks: AI hunting vulnerability in legacy systems
Netskope launches Catalyst program: Facilitate, secure and get out of the way
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
VAST Data targets AI data sovereignty with DataEnclave
Recent Cybersecurity News
Honeywell unveils AI tools to cut false fire alarms
The new system is designed to help building operators cut nuisance alarms and manage more complex sites with fewer skilled staff.
Google Cloud warns AI agents will reshape cyber defence
The shift to machine-speed attacks could leave weekly scans and month-long patching too slow, as autonomous systems take on more security work.
Australia cyber attacks rise 39% as ransomware grows
Ransomware claims hit a record 1,063 victims in October, even as Australian organisations still faced 2,117 cyber attacks a week, up 39% year on year.
Microsoft names 2026 partner award winners & finalists
Recognition of partners across cloud and AI, security and business transformation underscores Microsoft's push to turn pilot projects into routine customer use.
SimSpace launches EWI Radar to test OT cyber defences
OT teams can now validate cyber controls in a simulated environment before deployment, reducing the risk of disrupting live industrial systems.
Daylight raises USD $80 million to scale AI security
Rising demand from large enterprises has helped the New York-based cyber security group attract fresh capital to expand across the US, EMEA and APAC.
AlgoSec wins AWS infrastructure protection security badge
It gives cloud security buyers a new signal of validated expertise as more firms try to keep policy consistent across hybrid AWS environments.
Commvault names top partner award winners at SHIFT 2026
Partners across storage, cloud and security were recognised as demand grows for cleaner recovery and stronger resilience around AI projects.
Microsoft patches 1,092 flaws as Outlook bug was hit
Outlook users face a live theft risk from one exploited flaw, while Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday fixes 1,092 vulnerabilities overall.
Rockwell launches PanelView Pro for easier HMI upgrades
It could cut downtime and revalidation costs for factories upgrading ageing HMI systems by letting them reuse existing FactoryTalk View ME applications.
Huntress launches global cyber recovery partner programme
Businesses hit by breaches may get 60 days of free protection as Huntress tries to close the gap between incident response and recovery.
Rubrik expands AWS cyber recovery tools for cloud apps
The update is aimed at cutting recovery times after cloud attacks by helping security teams spot deletions, assess blast radius and restore AWS apps.
WatchGuard survey finds employees trust digital messages
Many workers still act on sensitive digital requests without checking the sender, raising the risk of AI-driven impersonation scams.
Rubrik extends Google Cloud backup to BigQuery & Storage
The move gives organisations a separate recovery path for analytics and AI data, after attacks on cloud backups and identity systems have risen.
Linux Foundation launches Agent Name Service for AI
The open standard aims to let organisations verify AI agents before they are trusted to act across networks, systems and services.
Illumio joins WWT's AI resilience framework for containment
The move places Illumio in a vendor-neutral model that helps organisations judge how to contain breaches in increasingly connected AI systems.
Rubrik adds cyber recovery tools for GitHub & Azure
Security teams can now spot suspicious repository activity and restore only malicious changes in GitHub and Azure DevOps after identity-based attacks.
Google Cloud launches IAM Helper for agent access tasks
That could cut deployment delays for firms using autonomous agents, while keeping higher-risk access changes behind human approval and audit trails.
Kong launches Token Vault to secure AI agent access
It aims to curb credential sprawl and reduce the risk of compromised AI agents using persistent secrets to move across enterprise systems.
Forrester warns of shadow AI governance gap in Asia Pacific
One in three large Asia Pacific enterprises will struggle to govern shadow AI agents as staff-built tools outpace internal controls, Forrester says.
Job Moves
QuikBot names Howie Lau as Board Adviser for strategy
Google Cloud names new country heads in Indonesia & Thailand
Red Alpha names Neo Say Beng Chief Business Officer
Dragos appoints Japan Country Manager to expand market
Joey Lim appointed to lead Exclusive Networks' Singapore growth
Renato Garcia returns to lead Exclusive Networks Philippines growth
Saviynt appoints Roger Hsu to spearhead Asia expansion drive
Proofpoint appoints JP Yu to lead operations in SAK region
Rackspace Technology appoints Ramesh Babu as Southeast Asia Cloud Leader
