These reports look in-depth at several key topics and trends relevant to both Critical Infrastructure and General IT cyber security professionals in the APAC region, including exclusive interviews from the regions leading CISOs and security leaders contributing to this year’s joint-event.
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APAC’s Threat Landscape_
The APAC Annual Reports explore the latest challenges and opportunities to improve the security of organisations in the region.
The APAC region saw a 46% increase in ransomware activity in Q4 2024 compared to the previous quarter.
India faces over 44% more cyber attacks compared to the global average.
The APAC region saw a 26.9% surge in email based attacks in 2024
49% of business leaders rated modernisation of technology as their top priority
Contributors of the Reports_
Charmaine Valmonte
CISO
Aboitiz Group
“One of the key things when deciding whether or not to use the service of one company is whether they do the service, and if they can do it well, do they have a good service level agreement, a good contract, and an audit cost.”
Tony Jarvis
VP & Field CISO
Darktrace
“OT, especially mission critical OT environments, don’t want to bring plants down. Every second they’re down, they’re losing dollars, literally. So uptime is the priority.”
Anindya Sundar Ghosh
Group CISO
Hindustan Zinc
“OT systems are now frequently accessed remotely by service and support engineers for maintenance and engineering activities. Often, this remote access occurs through unauthorised or insecure software. “
Joey Fontiveros
Commander
Philippines Armed Forces Cyber Command
“Cyber threats are very serious, because they now seem to disrupt the normalcy of day-to-day activities of government entities, and of course they are also targeting the armed forces and other services.”
Hwee Cher Tan
Group Head, Information Security & Data Governanc
CGS International Securities Group
“Organisations, in their pursuit of new technologies and infrastructure to gain a competitive edge, often overlook basic cyber hygiene. This includes patch management, security monitoring, access control, operating system hardening and so on”
Reuben Athaide
Head, Cyber Security Advisory and DevSecOps
Standard Charted Bank
“The most common human cyber security vulnerabilities include phishing and social engineering, reused passwords, lack of security awareness, unpatched systems and software, misconfiguration and excessive permissions, insider threats, and lack of incident reporting and response awareness.”
Shishir Singh
Group Head of Information Security
Advance Intelligence Group
“The financial impact of a data breach can be staggering. Beyond the immediate costs—such as regulatory fines, legal expenses, and breach remediation—organisations also face long-term consequences, including reputational damage, customer churn, and operational disruptions.”
Marlon Sorongon
CISO
Maybank
“All organisations are facing the same threats, regardless if it’s a bank or a critical infrastructure provider such as energy, automotive or manufacturers. We are also facing the same threats, but I think the most common one that is shaping cyber risk right now is AI attacks. “
