Why is the Asia Pacific struggling with cyber resilience?

Why is the Asia Pacific struggling with cyber resilience?

(Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)



Cyber resilience is the ability for an organization to prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber-attacks. While most organizations only looked at either one of these in the past, the evolution of threats and the rampant increase of cyber attacks are now making them relook their entire cyber security framework.


As such, in 2020, Kaspersky developed a Cyber Capacity Building Progam which is designed to help companies, government, organizations, and academia to develop practical tools and knowledge for security assessments. The program allowed not only allows organizations to identify cybersecurity risks but also discover how they can manage and mitigate them.

In the Asia Pacific, cyber resilience is slowly becoming the framework companies are looking at. However, when it comes to cyber capacity building, education, and awareness, how can businesses and even governments in APAC ensure the goals are met?








Speakers at the Kaspersky APAC Online Policy Forum discussed how a nation’s cyber-resilience abilities are often limited by the know-how of its human resources and the quality of cross-border collaboration between the region’s private and public organizations.


“In the Cyber Age, as we experience an accelerated digital transformation, we’re facing security challenges that put a strain on cybersecurity resources. Investing in cyber talent and promoting security awareness and digital education for users are the keys to success in building cyber-resilient digital societies and economies,” said Chris Connell, Managing Director for the Asia Pacific at Kaspersky.


(Photo by Roslan Rahman / AFP)



Reducing the skills gap


There is no denying that APAC is facing a huge shortage of skilled workers.


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