Mimecast has released research showing that Asia Pacific organisations widely expect artificial intelligence (AI) to be used in attacks against them, while many are not fully prepared for threats that exploit human judgement. The company’s State of Human Risk 2026 study found that 65% of surveyed IT and security decision-makers...
Agentic commerce is no longer a future concept. AI agents are already browsing, comparing products and beginning to complete purchases on consumers' behalf, with adoption accelerating faster than most fraud prevention frameworks were built to support. Nearly half (49%) of consumers globally say they would use AI to search for...
Rising costs are changing how Singaporeans shop - with key differences in shopping channels and discretionary spending most sharply seen across generational lines. According to the Adyen Index 2026 Singapore Retail Report, 42% of Singaporeans say they are spending more than a year ago, while 25% say they are spending...
AV-Comparatives has announced the release of the Security Survey 2026, a comprehensive global study capturing current user behavior, technology preferences, and threat perceptions in IT security. Based on responses from 1,328 participants across 87 countries, the survey provides a data-driven snapshot of how individuals and organizations approach digital protection in an...
Singapore Polytechnic (SP) will support companies in adopting Industrial AI more safely and responsibly as the founding training partner for AutomationSG’s Trusted Industrial AI-Ready (TIA-Ready) Framework. The framework is Singapore’s first industry-owned Industrial AI readiness framework and provides companies with a practical pathway to assess AI risks, put governance in...
Singapore's workers are already using AI at scale. The question for employers is no longer whether AI will be adopted, but whether that adoption translates into measurable business value, stronger employee performance, and sustainable workforce growth. AI use is moving beyond a technology issue and becoming a business issue. According...
Industrial organizations worldwide are entering 2026 with growing confidence in their remote access security posture — but new research commissioned by Secomea shows that confidence often exceeds operational reality. According to The State of Industrial Remote Access 2026 industry report, based on a global survey of 400 senior leaders across manufacturing and...
Research from Appianreveals AI adoption in the public sector has gained rapid traction, with 70% of public sector workers reporting AI is now integrated into their daily tasks, a significant jump from 58% just one year ago. This places the public sector close behind large private enterprises, which continue to lead...
Singapore Polytechnic (SP) has launched the Human Capital Collaboratory (HCC) at HR Learning Fest (HRLF) 2026, a new platform to help companies redesign work, strengthen human capability and translate workforce transformation into sustained business value. HCC positions human capital as a business transformation framework, one that is beyond HR and...
A major report, Enabling finance insight, reveals that finance professionals rank generative AI as their single most critical future skill, even as most organisations in the region provide no formal training to build it. 39% of Southeast Asia respondents named GenAI tools as a top three critical skill for the...