Fragmentation, alert overload, and rising AI ambition are driving a shifttoward platform-based, AI-powered security
Fortinet®, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced the findings of a newstudy* conducted by Forrester Consulting, revealing that organizations across Asia Pacific are struggling to keep pace as cybersecurity complexity and AI-driven threats are straining their current ability to respond effectively.
The study highlights cybersecurity risks driven by more advanced attackers and increasingly complex environments, and continued investment in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence(AI). The findings point to a clear shift toward simplifying security architectures, improving operational efficiency, and embedding AI into unified platforms.
Complexity and AI-Driven Threats Are Overwhelming Security Operations
These findings highlight a clear shift, as complexity moves beyond an operational challenge to become a core driver of cyber risk.
Shift to Platform-Based Security Gains Momentum
However, challenges remain:
Despite these concerns, organizations are expecting to see these benefits through consolidation.
The findings suggest that platform-based security is becoming an increasingly importantoperational approach for organizations seeking to reduce complexity and improve efficiency.
AI Investment Surges, but Readiness and Integration Lag
However, readiness gaps persist:
This underscores that realizing AI’s potential in security operations depends heavily on having integrated environments and unified data foundations in place
Supporting Quotes:
Amelia Lau, Forrester Consulting Project Lead: Organizations across APAC are facing a dual challenge, rapidly evolving AI-driven threats and increasing internal complexity. While investment remains strong, many are still struggling to operationalize security effectively. Moving toward integrated, platform-based approaches will be critical to improving visibility, efficiency, and resilience.
Bambi Escalante, Country Manager, Fortinet Philippines: Customers today are dealing with increasingly complex environments, where fragmented tools, limited visibility, and growing alert volumes are making it harder to detect and respond to threats effectively.At the same time, they are looking to leverage AI to improve speed and efficiency but oftenlack the integrated foundation to do so. At Fortinet, we are helping organizations simplify their security architecture and strengthen resilience through a unified, platform-based approach that brings together visibility, automation, and AI-driven intelligence.
Rashish Pandey, VP of Marketing and Communications, APAC, Fortinet: Organizations are placing significant expectations on AI to transform security operations,from improving detection to accelerating response. However, AI can only deliver meaningful outcomes when it is built on an integrated foundation. Without unified visibility and connected data across environments, AI risks amplifying complexityrather than reducing it. Integration is what enables AI to operate at scale and deliver real security impact.
