NEWS
Google Cloud strengthens data sovereignty for Korean organisations
Google Cloud has announced the launch of localised data residency for Google Security Operations in the Google Cloud Seoul Region(‘ Seoul Region’) to address Korean organisations’ data governance and data residency requirements. Helping to enable agentic defence for South Korean organisations, Google Security Operations is an intelligence-driven and AI-powered security operations platform that offers the speed, scale and insights to bolster cyber defence capabilities. now have the ability to seamlessly align with strict governance and regulatory compliance frameworks while they securely and flexibly embed Google’ s leading threat detection and response capabilities into their own security operations.
“ The launch of Google Security Operations in our Seoul Region is a pivotal moment for cybersecurity in Korea,” said Jagdish Mahapatra, Managing Director, Google
Cloud Security, JAPAC.“ We are delivering Google’ s unmatched AI innovation and threat observatory directly to Korean organisations while meeting data sovereignty requirements. We’ re not just reacting to threats; we’ re enabling proactive cyber defence at unparalleled speed that can reduce investigation times from 30 minutes to just one. This is how we empower organisations to secure their future against evolving threats.”
This strategic expansion reaffirms Google’ s commitment to partnering with South Korean organisations to strengthen their cyber defence postures by providing sovereign controls for operating defensive AI agents, while adapting to the rapid transformation of the cyber threat landscape. More importantly, heavily regulated industries in Korea, including financial services and the public sector,
NEC Australia and Exabeam strengthen strategic partnership to secure agentic enterprise
NEC Australia and Exabeam have announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to help organisations across Australia strengthen security operations and reduce insider risk in increasingly automated environments. Through this partnership, NEC Australia will work with Exabeam to deliver behaviour-based security analytics that help organisations detect threats faster, reduce investigation effort and improve visibility across complex hybrid and cloud-native environments.
“ Australian organisations are embracing AI, automation and increasingly complex digital operating environments, creating new opportunities but also new security challenges,” said Hanré van Rensburg, Head of Service Strategy, NEC Australia.
“ As organisations move towards the agentic enterprise, security teams require greater visibility into both human and non-human activity across their environments.
“ Our strengthened partnership with Exabeam enhances NEC Australia’ s managed security services capability, enabling us to help customers detect threats earlier, reduce investigation effort and improve security outcomes through advanced behavioural analytics and AI-assisted security operations.”
NEC Australia utilises Exabeam technology within its own security operations environment and brings deep expertise supporting large, distributed organisations across Australia. As organisations expand the use of AI-driven workflows, service accounts and autonomous systems, NEC Australia is strengthening its security services to address the challenges of the agentic enterprise – where human users and non-human actors operate at machine speed. By deepening its engagement with Exabeam, NEC Australia can help customers establish behavioural baselines, identify anomalous activity and reduce risk across users, entities and agents. www. intelligentcio. com
INTELLIGENT CIO APAC
9