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APAC IT leaders doubt digital infrastructure ’ s readiness for AI
More than four in 10 ( 44 %) APAC IT leaders say existing
IT infrastructure is not fully prepared for the demands of AI , according to the Equinix 2023 Global Tech Trends Survey .
The survey comes after a year of significant AI breakthroughs that saw the technology rapidly deployed in applications across both the business-to-business and business-to-consumer sectors .
Jeremy Deutsch , President , Asia-Pacific , Equinix , said : “ As AI capabilities and use cases continue to build in momentum , organizations that are not equipped to harness the power of AI will see themselves losing out on a substantial competitive advantage .”
The survey confirmed AI uptake is on the rise across all industry sectors , with 83 % of the APAC IT decision-makers polled seeking to benefit and already using or planning to use AI across multiple key functions .
Organizations are most likely to be using AI , or planning to do so , in IT operations ( 83 %), cybersecurity ( 81 %) and customer experience ( 78 %).
Japanese companies significant target for state-sponsored attacks
The Rapid7 Japan Cyber Threat Landscape Report highlights that Japanese businesses are a significant target for statesponsored attacks – an increased vulnerability driven by a fragile global economy and increased political and diplomatic tensions .
Along with why Japanese businesses are being increasingly targeted , the report details the Tactics , Techniques and Procedures ( TTPs ) of different state-sponsored groups and their common trends , why the Japanese automotive industry and financial services sector are of particular interest to these actors and what can be done to secure Japanese businesses and their subsidiaries .
Rapid7 researchers observed for example that , as of late 2022 and early 2023 , LockBit 3.0 ransomware operators were specifically targeting Japanese organisations – particularly Japanese manufacturers .
“ Manufacturing organisations have a low tolerance for downtime or any other type of operational disruption and ransomware operators know that makes them vulnerable to extortion ,” said Paul Prudhomme , Rapid7 principal security analyst and Japan Cyber Threat Landscape Report author .
“ When a Japanese manufacturer ’ s operations are disrupted , it can have supply chain implications worldwide , as many other manufacturers depend on supplies of Japanese components .”
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