Palo Alto Networks: Indonesian Medium Companies Are Confident In Facing Cyber Threats

JAKARTA - Palo Alto Networks has just released 2025 benchmark studies entitled 'Cybersecurity Resilience in Mid-Market Organizations', on cybersecurity development in medium-sized companies in Asia Pacific and Japan.

This study found that the average score of the Indonesian index was 20.65 out of 25, which reflected strong confidence among medium-sized companies in terms of cybersecurity capabilities.

However, although medium-sized companies in Asia-Pacific and Japan are making real progress in strengthening their cybersecurity posture, the main challenges still remain.

The study saw that many organizations were still in the early stages of operating AI in the workflow of their security systems, resulting in gaps in areas such as incident recovery and cyber resilience.

In addition, the complexity of managing various tools and fragmented systems continues to hinder efficiency.

"Along with the increasingly sophisticated threat and AI changing the threat landscape, our benchmark study reveals that many medium-sized companies are still pursuing their lag behind," said Michelle Saw, Vice President, Ecosystem, Asia Pacific and Japan on the Palo Alto Networks.

To overcome this problem, a more integrated platform-based approach is needed, with the integration of AI capabilities to improve performance, simplify operations, and strengthen overall protection.

Medium companies in Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia are expected to invest more in the cybersecurity sector.

In Indonesia alone, medium-sized companies allocate an average of 14.4 percent of their income for cybersecurity.

The higher budget allocation by medium-sized companies emphasizes a serious commitment to strengthening their cybersecurity posture, added Adi Rusli, Country Manager, Indonesia, Palo Alto Networks.

Meanwhile, the cyber solutions most widely used by medium-sized companies in Indonesia are data applications and data security, security monitoring and operations (SOC), as well as new clouds and technologies.