APAC stories
Irish fintech investment climbed as larger cheques and a handful of big deals helped lift funding to USD $259.38 million in 2025.
Rising AI use is exposing businesses to a sharp increase in API abuse, with Akamai flagging 65 billion attacks across Asia-Pacific in 2025.
Customers across Asia Pacific could get faster AI modernisation support as MongoDB widens a smaller, strategic partner network in the region.
Chillisoft’s local support is helping Entrust reach more ANZ resellers as tighter budgets, AI threats and shorter certificate lifespans raise risk.
Rising cloud adoption is leaving Australian and New Zealand firms exposed to credential abuse, misconfigurations and costly automated attacks.
Compliance teams face a 2026 squeeze as new UK, EU and Asia-Pacific rules force faster disclosure changes and tighter AI oversight.
Enterprises in Southeast Asia will get tighter control over software and AI assets as iZeno begins distributing JFrog’s security tools immediately.
Businesses holding about USD $200 billion in stablecoins can now spend them through Visa and Mastercard cards via one Nium API.
Untested restore drills could leave firms facing longer outages, lost revenue and reputational damage when ransomware or system failures hit.
AMD says local AI agents will need always-on PCs with more memory and compute, shifting work from apps to autonomous tasks.
Cloud and artificial intelligence demand is driving a record APAC data centre build-out, with 15.7GW still in planning across the region.
Fleets are shaving fuel bills and emissions as connected vehicle data helps cut idling by up to 30% amid tougher climate rules.
Rising demand for AI video tools helped Milestone lift net revenue 10% to USD $340 million, even as research spending climbed sharply.
Outages and opaque AI decisions are pushing APAC firms to use observability to keep automated systems reliable, accountable and compliant.
A voluntary regional framework aims to ease scrutiny of data centre power and water use as cloud and AI demand surges across Asia-Pacific.
Dormant implants in carrier systems could expose subscriber data and signals across Europe and APAC, Rapid7 warned.
AI is forcing firms to rethink hiring, as Scale By Avec says training and human skills matter more than simple headcount cuts.
Australian operators face rising cyber risk as Rockwell warns poor visibility and unmanaged remote access can disrupt safety-critical systems.
Weaker pricing and higher OTA reliance left independent hotels with lower revenue per room as demand softened in 2025.
Many firms still fail recovery tests, leaving cyber attacks or outages able to halt services and expose critical data.