By A. Rukku
KUALA LUMPUR, June 1: More than 90 percent of organisations have experienced at least one cybersecurity breach, while 28 percent of them have faced five or more attacks, according to a study conducted by Forrester Consulting on organisations across the Asia Pacific.
Pointing out the increasing number of cybersecurity and AI-driven threats versus less readiness from organisations, the study found that these were driven by more advanced attackers and increasingly complex environments, and continued investment in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI).
Presenting the findings of the study at a recent present conference here, key figures from Fortinet, a global name in cybersecurity, spoke on how the current complex environments would require unified, platform based approach and how AI could provide the security impact within such structures.
“Customers today are dealing with increasingly complex environments, where fragmented tools, limited visibility, and growing alert volumes are making it harder to detect and respond to threats effectively. At the same time, they are looking to leverage AI to improve speed and efficiency but often lack the integrated foundation to do so.
“At Fortinet, we are helping organizations simplify their security architecture and strengthen resilience through a unified, platform-based approach that brings together visibility, automation, and AI-driven intelligence,” said Kevin Wong, Country Manager, Fortinet Malaysia.
Rashish Pandey, VP of Marketing and Communications, APAC, Fortinet, said organizations were placing significant expectations on AI to transform security operations, from improving detection to accelerating response.
He said larger, unified platforms will unleash the power of AI to deliver meaningful outcomes. “Without unified visibility and connected data across environments, AI risks amplifying complexity rather than reducing it. Integration is what enables AI to operate at scale and deliver real security impact,” he said.
The study meanwhile found that cyber risk is increasingly driven by both external threats and internal complexity, with a majority of organizations citing AI-driven threats as a top structural concern, while others highlight fragmented tools and architectures, and a significant number of them cited overwhelming alert volumes as a key challenge.
The huge number of alerts were reportedly making it difficult to distinguish real threats.
Cybersecurity maturityalso remained constrained, with only 16 percent of organisations reaching advanced levels.
These findings highlight a clear shift, as complexity moves beyond an operational challenge to become a core driver of cyber risk.
Amid this, more companies are also expected to make the shift to unified, platform-based security architechtures. This will be driven by the need to reduce tool sprawl, improve integration, and manage growing hybrid complexity.
Challenges are expected to be there nonetheless with migration cost and disruption cited as factors.
–WE