How can businesses stay resilient as AI transforms both cybersecurity threats and defence strategies?
Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for businesses, but it is also changing the cybersecurity landscape. As organisations adopt AI, cloud infrastructure, and connected technologies, protecting digital operations requires more than traditional security measures. Businesses must consider how to identify risks, respond to threats, and recover from disruption.
These challenges were at the heart of the Business Connect Series: Are You Ready for the Next AI Era Cyber Resilience?, hosted by Exabytes on 21 October 2026 at Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral.
The event brought together cybersecurity specialists and technology leaders from AWS, Sangfor Technologies, PRE Security, ManageEngine, Aegis Cloud, and Exabytes to explore different aspects of cybersecurity and business resilience in the AI era.
From Secure Cloud Foundations to Cyber Resilience
A key theme throughout the event was that cyber resilience requires a connected approach. Secure infrastructure, threat detection, security intelligence, endpoint protection, and recovery planning all play important roles in helping businesses prepare for evolving cyber risks.
Key Highlights from the Sessions
Building an AI-Ready Cloud Foundation
Wong Mei Yin, AWS
Explored how secure cloud infrastructure, governance, and protection can support AI adoption and business resilience.
The Future of Secure Access with Sangfor SASE
Tan Yu Wei, Sangfor Technologies
Highlighted the importance of secure connectivity and modern access protection across users, applications, and distributed business environments.
From Security Visibility to Cyber Resilience: Making AI Intelligence Actionable
Ryan Ngai, PRE Security
Explored how AI-driven security intelligence can help organisations turn security data into actionable insights and prioritise threats more effectively.682855
Managed to Secured: Effortless Security for The Managed Endpoints
Amir Afiffuddin Amir Shariffuddin, ManageEngine
Discussed the importance of managing and securing enterprise endpoints to improve visibility and strengthen an organisation’s overall security posture.
AI Is Changing Cyber Threats — What Does It Mean for Your Business?
Ms Sia Y.S., Aegis Cloud
Focused on cyber recovery, cloud backup, and disaster recovery readiness to help businesses prepare for disruptions and maintain operational continuity.
The Cyber Resilience Journey
Kenneth Ng, Exabytes Group
Connected the different cybersecurity capabilities to highlight the importance of an integrated approach to protection, detection, and recovery, while supporting long-term business resilience. To bring these concepts to life, Daniel Chuah, Enterprise Pre-Sales Solution Architect from Exabytes Group, conducted a demo to showcase how these solutions work together.
Panel Discussion: AI vs AI, The New Cyber Battlefield
Moderated by Ryan Lim, Enterprise Sales & Account Manager at Exabytes Malaysia, the panel brought together:
• Kevin Foo, SVP of Cybersecurity
• Zoppo Chen, Director of IMD SecOps Business, Sangfor Technologies
• Ryan Ngai, SE Director APAC, PRE Security
The discussion centred on how AI is changing the cybersecurity landscape and what businesses should consider as they strengthen their defences.
Key discussion themes included the growing sophistication of cyber threats, the role of AI in security operations, the importance of proactive defence, and the need to balance AI adoption with security risks.
The conversation reinforced an important consideration for business leaders: cybersecurity is not solely a technology concern. It is also a business resilience priority that requires preparation, informed decisions, and collaboration across the organisation.
Key Takeaways for Businesses
The event highlighted five priorities for organisations navigating the AI era:
• Build secure foundations: Strengthen cloud infrastructure, access controls, and security governance.
• Improve security intelligence: Turn security data into actionable insights and prioritise risks.
• Protect the IT environment: Strengthen endpoint security and secure connectivity.
• Prepare for recovery: Review backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans.
• Take an integrated approach: Align technology, expertise, and processes to build long-term cyber resilience.
Congratulations to Our Lucky Draw Winner! 🎉
A big congratulations to our lucky draw winner! Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the event a meaningful opportunity for learning, knowledge sharing, and networking.
Building a More Resilient Digital Future Together
