Because the world strikes ahead, some issues actually ought to keep behind — like eighties shoulder pads, popcorn ceilings, and fondue fountains at weddings. Nevertheless, different issues are classics and beg to be introduced again. One such instance is previous analysis I led all the best way again in 2011, which generated vital curiosity from, and worth for, our purchasers. As my not too long ago fashioned Worldwide Safety & Threat analysis workforce ramped up, we agreed to revive it.
It’s with quite a lot of pleasure that I’d wish to introduce the Govt Highlight: High Priorities For APAC And EMEA Safety & Threat Leaders, 1H 2025 (for Forrester purchasers solely). On this analysis, we establish the highest priorities that matter to our purchasers in APAC and EMEA, primarily based on a whole lot of requests for steerage from our Safety & Threat (S&R) Forrester Choice (FD) purchasers within the first half of 2025 (see the determine under). Not solely does this assist us fine-tune our future analysis agenda and actions, however our purchasers are all the time excited about what their friends are doing with the view to validate or enhance their very own priorities, form their cybersecurity methods and study from others. In my profession I’ve realized to by no means underestimate the facility of taking the time to share and study from others. On this weblog, I’ll share with you some key insights:
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- Every little thing AI safety tops the precedence charts, adopted by governance and human-centered priorities. It comes as no shock that throughout APAC and EMEA, AI has topped the listing of priorities, adopted by governance, threat and compliance (GRC), human threat administration (HRM), third occasion threat administration (TPRM) and quantum safety. Leaning into governance and human-centered components of a safety program helps to form a extra holistic method targeted on oversight, governance, folks, course of and know-how.
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- APAC purchasers diverged barely, with a novel concentrate on quantum. Quantum was the third prime requested steerage in APAC. The curiosity is unsurprising with China main in quantum-secure communications, operationalizing national-scale quantum networks together with satellite-based “unhackable” hyperlinks, in addition to many different APAC governments investing closely in quantum capabilities, whereas setting regulatory expectations for quantum-safe practices. In parallel, menace actors within the area are intensifying “harvest now, decrypt later” techniques.
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- We uncovered notable absences from the precedence hit listing. Globally, Forrester’s S&R purchasers are getting concerned in applications akin to AI ethics and governance, although this has not but trickled to our APAC and EMEA S&R leaders. With regulatory strain mounting in addition to the necessity to align safety to the remainder of the AI threat administration technique, safety and threat leaders should turn out to be extra concerned. We have been additionally stunned to not see enhancing safety operations capabilities on the highest of the hit listing.
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My workforce and I proceed to be relentlessly dedicated to our purchasers, our analysis, and one another. With our international safety and threat colleagues, we look ahead to serving you within the above capacities. Forrester APAC and EMEA safety and threat purchasers who’ve questions on t threat, safety, or privacy-related subjects can join through inquiry or steerage session to our specialists Jinan Budge, Paul McKay, Tope Olufon, Madelein van der Hout, Enza Iannopollo and Meng Liu.
