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New Straits Times
05-08-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
APAC industries face rising ICS cyber threats
VIETNAM: Key subregions in the Asia Pacific (APAC) continue to face a barrage of cyber attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) computers, according to Kaspersky's latest data. Kaspersky ICS-CERT reported that Southeast Asia ranked second globally by percentage of ICS computers where malicious objects were blocked in the first quarter (1Q) of 2025, while Central Asia ranked third and South Asia sixth. APAC Kaspersky managing director Adrian Hia said ICS computers in the region recorded a higher infection rate of 23 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, nearly three percentage points above the global average of 20.54 per cent. He noted that in 2Q 2025, a new wave of phishing was blocked on ICS computers in the oil and gas sector in APAC. "This time, known spyware families like FormBook, AgentTesla and Noon were directly attached to the emails. Kaspersky solutions blocked all these attacks," he told the Cyber Security Weekend 2025, here today. Citing ICS-CERT data, Hia said APAC is also among the top regions by virus detections, two to three times higher than the world average. The most affected industries include power energy, building automation, oil and gas, manufacturing, as well as ICS engineering and integration. Although viruses are often considered legacy threats, they can cause operations disruption in the event of an outbreak, and they drive up maintenance costs. Hia said the most affected APAC industries by virus threats in 2Q 2025 were power energy, building automation, oil and gas, manufacturing and ICS engineering and integration. "The most affected countries in terms of virus on ICS computers in 2Q 2025 were Vietnam, Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia and Nepal," he added. To counter the escalating threats to critical infrastructure, Kaspersky urged the adoption of a layered cybersecurity framework, anchored by an intelligence-driven Security Operations Centre (SOC). "This framework should start with prevention by using tools such as brand protection, attribution engines and compromise indicators, while also relying on incident response, penetration testing and cyber drills to minimise damage and accelerate recovery," Hia said. He added that integrating IT and operational technology (OT) security through centralised SOC systems with real-time visibility will be crucial to ensuring resilience as APAC industries move towards greater digital and operational convergence. "With IT and OT integration set to accelerate in the years ahead, cybersecurity strategies in APAC must continue evolving, bridging both domains to secure operations and ensure resilience in an increasingly connected world," he concluded.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Kaspersky logged strong double-digit growth in India in 2024: APAC MD
Live Events Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has recorded a very strong double-digit growth in India in 2024, according to Kaspersky APAC MD Adrian Hia. Speaking at GITEX Asia 2025, Hia said India is a key growth market for Kaspersky, alongside Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China."The company has invested a lot in APAC... in most of the Southeast Asian countries and also in India, we have increased our capabilities by coverage, by support, by in-house researchers, in-house analysts, making sure that we can provide you the best."Last year was a record year for the countries in APAC. Notably, whether it is Hong Kong, whether it is Indonesia, Vietnam, India, China, we actually have very, very strong double-digit growth," Hia highlighted that the company's APAC operations, now in their 25th year, are built on three core pillars: people, partners, and APAC, Kaspersky has cultivated an extensive partner network, currently comprising over 3,000 transacting is redesigning its partner framework, not just to transact, but to ensure partners can deploy, embed, and even white-label its solutions, Hia to Hia, one of Kaspersky's key strengths is its focus on AI."It is impossible for us to be able to do our job well without the capability of artificial intelligence , without the capability of machine learning , without the capability of using machines to do some of the mandate work of what human beings can do," Hia said.
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Business Standard
24-04-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Kaspersky logged strong double-digit growth in India in 2024: APAC MD
Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has recorded a very strong double-digit growth in India in 2024, according to Kaspersky APAC MD Adrian Hia. Speaking at GITEX Asia 2025, Hia said India is a key growth market for Kaspersky, alongside Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China. "The company has invested a lot in APAC... in most of the Southeast Asian countries and also in India, we have increased our capabilities by coverage, by support, by in-house researchers, in-house analysts, making sure that we can provide you the best. "Last year was a record year for the countries in APAC. Notably, whether it is Hong Kong, whether it is Indonesia, Vietnam, India, China, we actually have very, very strong double-digit growth," Hia said. Hia highlighted that the company's APAC operations, now in their 25th year, are built on three core pillars: people, partners, and products. Across APAC, Kaspersky has cultivated an extensive partner network, currently comprising over 3,000 transacting partners. Kaspersky is redesigning its partner framework, not just to transact, but to ensure partners can deploy, embed, and even white-label its solutions, Hia said. According to Hia, one of Kaspersky's key strengths is its focus on AI. "It is impossible for us to be able to do our job well without the capability of artificial intelligence, without the capability of machine learning, without the capability of using machines to do some of the mandate work of what human beings can do," Hia said.
