IT Security Summit ASEAN 2026
Securing an AI-Powered Business
IDC Predicts
That enterprise cybersecurity spending in ASEAN will exceed $3.4 billion by 2026, growing at a 13–15% CAGR from 2024 to 2026. Across Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan), that figure will reach $19.6 billion in 2026 and soar to $30.6 billion by 2029, proof that cybersecurity is no longer a defensive investment but a strategic enabler of growth.
The rules of digital engagement are changing, and trust has become the new currency of business
AI is transforming the enterprise and also redefining the threat landscape. IDC research reveals that more than 76% of organisations in the region lack confidence in their ability to detect and respond to AI-driven threats. With new attack surfaces emerging from GenAI, multi-cloud environments, and hybrid work models, ASEAN’s digital future demands a new mindset, one built on resilience, governance, and trust-by-design.
What You'll Learn
- Scale AI with confidence by moving beyond pilots to secure, enterprise-wide adoption.
- Build trusted AI by balancing innovation with governance, risk, and compliance.
- Strengthen cyber resilience against AI-powered threats across security, data, and infrastructure.
- Develop a practical AI roadmap that aligns people, processes, technology, and business goals.
Expert Perspective
Hear from thought leaders and visionary CIOs redefining technology, leadership, and innovation across the region.
Keynote: Building the Future of Trust in ASEAN
IDC presents key ASEAN insights: cybersecurity spend exceeding $3.4B by 2026, the rise of regulatory complexity, and how trust drives digital growth.
Cathy Huang | IDC
Senior Research Director
Cathy Huang
Cathy Huang is Senior Research Director for IDC’s Worldwide Security Services research practice. In her role, Cathy collaborates with other worldwide and regional analysts to develop a set of thought leadership and actionable research for IT buyers and suppliers. Specifically, she develops core research around professional security services and cybersecurity consulting services, cloud security services within the program. She also incorporates IDC’s overarching agenda to drive new research such as AI Impact for cybersecurity services, data protection & governance services, deepfake detection for the program. Ms. Huang draws on her deep domain expertise across a broad range of ICT segments to support any custom research or advisory work regarding security services.
Event Sessions
One Day Event 12:30 pm
Design Thinking Workshop: Everything Everywhere All at Once: Cyber Crisis Edition
It begins with a single unpatched appliance. Within minutes, the incident spreads across systems, disrupts critical operations, compromises financial processes, and turns the organization’s own AI capabilities against it.
The environment is sophisticated. Defenses are modern. AI is embedded across the enterprise. Post-quantum migration is nearly complete.
In this 60-minute design-thinking simulation, participants will step into a fast-moving cyber crisis where one overlooked vulnerability triggers a systemic chain reaction.
One breach. Seven interconnected threads. Each table will manage a different dimension of the crisis, but only the room will see the full picture. Teams will face limited budgets, incomplete information, unexpected developments, and escalating pressure from the board, all while the adversary continues to adapt. Every decision will shape what happens next.
Designed to mirror the complexity of a real-world cyber crisis, the session will test how effectively CISOs can collaborate, prioritize, communicate, and respond when the stakes are high and time is running out.
Can the room connect the signals, contain the damage, and outmaneuver a common adversary before the crisis becomes irreversible?
One Day Event 9:20 am
Keynote: Building the Future of Trust in ASEAN
IDC presents key ASEAN insights: cybersecurity spend exceeding $3.4B by 2026, the rise of regulatory complexity, and how trust drives digital growth.
2025 Highlights
Venue
voco Orchard Singapore
Grand Ballroom, Level 3
581 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238883
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Knowledge Hub
Is Your Business Quantum-Ready? Why Risk Assessments Are Critical Now
Quantum computing and the awareness of quantum enabled threats are no longer a futuristic concept. They are fast-approaching reality with profound implications for cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, and business strategy.
The New Cyber Trinity: Humans, AI Agents, and Trust in Asia/Pacific
Asia/Pacific enterprises are entering a new era of cybersecurity defined by the convergence of human expertise, autonomous AI agents, and trust frameworks.
Preparing Government for Agentic AI: Data, Governance, and Operating Model for Responsible Adoption
Economic constraints, heightened citizen expectations, talent shortages, and tightening regulatory mandates are converging just as digital systems shift from automation to autonomous orchestration.
Security in an Uncertain World: Tackling AI Threats and Trade Pressures in Asia/Pacific
As geopolitical disruptions, tariff uncertainties, and economic slowdowns prompt organizations to reevaluate budgets, one area that remains non-negotiable is cybersecurity, risk, and compliance.