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Fortifying the Healthcare Sector in Asia/Pacific: The Essential Role of AI in Cybersecurity

Publisher IDC
Published Mar 21, 2025
Length 23 Pages
SKU # IDC19884529

Description

This IDC Perspective highlights the need for healthcare organizations in Asia/Pacific to secure themselves against highly complex, AI-enabled cyberattacks that target an ever-expanding attack surface. The report discusses regional healthcare organizations’ challenges and priorities, governments’ updated cybersecurity regulations, and key vendors showcasing their AI-enabled cybersecurity solutions. “The Asia/Pacific healthcare sector faces increasing cyberthreats as the shift toward patient-centric care and clinical data utilization expands the attack surface. Although investments in AI and GenAI use cases have accelerated, regional healthcare organizations are also prioritizing cyber-resilience. As cybersecurity remains a top technology priority for healthcare leaders, their focus is shifting beyond basic security measures to advanced capabilities driven by AI, such as real-time threat intelligence, automated threat analysis, and predictive analytics for identifying and acting on potential security risks in advance to be cyber-resilient,” says Manoj Vallikkat, senior research manager, IDC Asia/Pacific Health Insights.“As AI-enabled cyberthreats become more sophisticated, healthcare organizations in Asia/Pacific must shift toward an intelligence-driven security model. The convergence of AI and cybersecurity is no longer optional. It is essential in securing expanding attack surfaces across Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), cloud-based healthcare systems, and digital patient records. Chief information security officers must prioritize AI-powered threat detection, automated incident response, and predictive analytics to mitigate evolving attack vectors. The adoption of zero-trust frameworks, AI-augmented security operations centers, and real-time anomaly detection will be key in reducing dwell time and improving response efficiency. The future of healthcare cybersecurity will rely on the seamless integration of AI, automation, and advanced analytics to ensure cyber-resilience while enabling digital transformation in patient care,” says Sakshi Grover, senior research manager on cybersecurity products and services, IDC Asia/Pacific.

Table of Contents

23 Pages

Executive Snapshot

Situation Overview

Evolving an Essential Path of an AI Adoption Model for Organizations

Operational and Technological Priorities of Healthcare Organizations in Asia/Pacific

Emerging Threat Landscape by Leveraging AI: How Cyberattacks in the Region Are Getting Increasingly Complex

Cyberdefense by Leveraging AI: How Healthcare Organizations Are Preparing by Focusing on Specific Functionalities

Investing on AI-Powered Security Solutions: How Healthcare Organizations Are Benefiting

Security Processes That Require a Higher Level of Automation in Healthcare Organizations

The Biggest Challenges Regional Healthcare Organizations Foresee in Implementing AI-Based Security Solutions

Security Spend by Healthcare Provider Organizations in Asia/Pacific

Drive to Strengthen the Cybersecurity Posture of Healthcare Sector in the Region

Singapore

Security-By-Design Approach

Australia

Cyber-Resilience Through Enhanced Collaborations

Malaysia

AI Guidelines for Robust Cybersecurity Measures

Indonesia

Building Cybersecurity Framework

South Korea

National Cybersecurity Strategy

India

National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre

How Vendors Are Aligned with AI-Enabled Security Solutions

DXC Technology

HCLTech

Lumen

Case Studies

Case Study 1: How DXC Technology Connected Australia to a Healthier Future

Challenge

Solution Deployment

Outcome

Case Study 2: How HCLTech Enhanced Security Operations with AI-Driven SOC

Challenge

Solution Deployment

Outcome

Case Study 3: How Lumen Supported Threat Detection and Response for a Pharmaceutical Firm

Challenge

Solution Deployment

Outcome

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