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Cybersecurity in ASEAN: An Urgent Call to Action
1.
ASEAN countries have emerged as launchpads for cyberattacks.
2.
Policy preparedness is still nascent, with a lack of institutional oversight and low levels of
spending to fortify digital economies.
3.
A nascent local cybersecurity industry faces shortages of home-grown capabilities
and expertise.
4.
Perception that cyber risk is an IT risk results in the absence of a holistic approach
to cyber resilience.
5.
Multiple vendor relationships and product deployments result in operational complexity,
slowing times to detect and respond to attacks.
“Some countries are being more offensive as opposed to
defensive, leading to state-sponsored attacks. Even
hacktivism has evolved in complexity.”
—chief executive officer, CyberSecurityMalaysia
“Cyber espionage is an important emerging threat vector.”
—deputy chief executive, Cyber SecurityAgency of Singapore
Sources:
The ASEAN Digital Revolution
; A.T. Kearney analysis
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