Enterprise cybersecurity in the Asia-Pacific region

Nov 13, 2019 06:00 am Cyber Security 228

Almost one in five business organizations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region experienced more than six security breaches in the past two years, a new ESET enterprise cybersecurity survey has revealed.

ESET polled over 1,835 managers and C-level executives working in organizations in a variety of industries in India, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand and Indonesia, and also found that:

91 percent of organizations have a cybersecurity awareness program. The percentage reaches as high as 97 for China and 95 for Thailand and Indonesia, and is a surprising low of 82 for Japan

63 percent think it is critical for the countries to have a strong regulatory framework governing cybersecurity (Indonesian respondent more than others – 78 percent – while Japan is again bringing up the rear with 41 percent).

As these are extremely diverse countries with disparate laws and business realities, these and other discrepancies paint an interesting picture of each.

China and Japan

In China, for example, 86% of the respondents positively view the e-commerce law passed in August 2018, which aims to reduce the amount of counterfeit and knock-off merchandise on sale, but also hopes to address false advertising, consumer protection, data protection and cybersecurity.

57% of Chinese respondents feel that their government has been doing a good job in regulating cybersecurity practices and creating a safe environment for everyone.

“Many [Chinese] organisations have adopted multiple cybersecurity solutions and frequently utilise 2FA for added security,” ESET researchers found.

In contrast, and despite Japan being a technological powerhouse:

57 percent of Japanese respondents believe the government’s effort to revise the country’s cybersecurity guidelines for the different infrastructure sectors will have a negat ..

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