Unraveling Cybersecurity: Asia Pacific’s Threat Landscape

In this episode of Biztech’s APAC Cyber Security Show, we featured Ashish Thapar, the Vice President & Head – Cybersecurity (Asia Pacific) at NTT Ltd. He gave insights to the rising cybersecurity threats in Asia Pacific, including Social Engineering, Ransomware, and more.

Here are the key takeaways from the show :

1. Challenges: The Asia Pacific region faces ongoing cyber threats in the financial sector, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, and education. Social engineering attacks are growing, and ransomware-as-a-service is on the rise.

2. Ransomware Trends: Ransomware-as-a-service is spreading due to dark web use and cryptocurrency’s anonymity. Collaboration among cybercriminals is facilitating this trend.

3. Preparation: To defend against these threats, organizations should understand their assets, conduct threat modeling, invest in both technical and employee awareness controls, and prioritize the human factor.

4. Detection and Response: Shifting focus from prevention to detection and response is crucial. Automation, orchestration, and AI/ML play key roles in timely incident response.

Guest : Ashish Thapar, the Vice President & Head – Cybersecurity (Asia Pacific) at NTT Ltd.

Host : Brian Fernandez

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