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In 2026, the theoretical threat we once briefed boards on has materialised into a commercial reality across our region. Quantum computing has officially moved from the lab to early commercial pilots across China, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan. For APAC enterprises, this acceleration intensifies the "harvest now, decrypt later" (HNDL)
In Asia Pacific, CISOs are navigating a pivotal shift as organisations operationalise AI across complex, hybrid, and sovereign environments. AI has evolved from an innovative layer into a source of profound operational and security complexity—where failures in autonomous systems now trigger systemic business risks. Building digital resilience at scale demands
Meta’s recent acquisition of Moltbook, the first social network built exclusively for AI agents, marks a pivotal moment as autonomous agents begin to communicate across platforms. While this unlocks powerful new capabilities, it also exposes critical identity security challenges. From impersonation risks to exploding machine identities, organisations must now treat
For many years now, Asia's cyber threat landscape has been marked by escalating nation-state attacks and rampant cloud breaches. In 2026, it stands to be transformed by integrating agentic AI for proactive threat detection. This autonomous technology could pre-empt lateral movements, reduce alert fatigue, and enable real-time breach containment, bolstering
Rohit Dhawan, group executive director of Artificial Intelligence at Lloyds Banking Group in the UK, wrote: Agentic AI goes beyond GenAI, enabling autonomous action, workflow orchestration, and real‑time decision-making at scale. He goes on to predict that 2026 marks a turning point as agentic AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide
As of 2025, women represent just 24% of the global cybersecurity workforce, with figures in Asia lagging at under 20%—a stark reminder of the persistent gender gap in one of the world's most critical and fast‑evolving sectors. Yet this imbalance also signals immense untapped potential. Across Singapore, India, Japan, and
