Yokogawa launches cyber resilience centre for SE Asia and Oceania

Yokogawa Engineering Asia has announced the launch of its Industrial Cyber Resilience Center (ICRC). Located at Yokogawa’s Singapore office, the company says the centre will serve as a regional hub for Southeast Asia, Oceania and Taiwan, offering a portfolio of cybersecurity training, solutions and services designed to help organisations identify capability gaps, strengthen cyber resilience, and enhance their ability to respond to and recover safely and efficiently from cyber incidents.

The cybersecurity threat landscape is evolving rapidly as AI continues to accelerate both cyber attack and cyber defence capabilities. Cyber adversaries are increasingly leveraging automation and AI to identify vulnerabilities, improve deception techniques and conduct attacks at greater speed and scale. At the same time, the convergence of IT and OT environments is creating new cybersecurity challenges. Many industrial organisations continue to operate legacy systems and rely on IT-centric response playbooks that were not designed to address the safety, availability and operational continuity requirements of OT systems.

Yokogawa says its ICRC provides a structured framework that helps organisations develop the right combination of people, processes and technology required to strengthen cyber resilience and maintain reliable operations.

“With the launch of the ICRC, Yokogawa is reinforcing its commitment to helping customers navigate an increasingly complex cybersecurity landscape,” said Chay Kin Wah, President and CEO of Yokogawa Engineering Asia. “Through the centre, we are investing in both advanced capabilities and workforce development to strengthen resilience across IT and OT environments. Our goal is to help organisations build cyber resilience, enabling them to operate securely and innovate with confidence.”

“A key challenge for many organisations is not the lack of cybersecurity technologies, but the ability to recognise abnormal situations, respond effectively and recover quickly from an incident,” said Charles Lim, Head of Digital Security Solution, Yokogawa Engineering Asia. “What makes the ICRC unique is its ability to validate organisations’ preparedness by testing people, processes and security controls under realistic cyber-physical conditions. As cyber resilience extends beyond a single organisation, the ICRC also helps strengthen coordination across stakeholders, supply chains and interconnected operational networks.”

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