International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) said on Wednesday it is launching a cybersecurity hub in Bengaluru to address the concerns of its clients across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The security hub will be one of the only two centres globally. The other one is in the US. IBM said it is a “multi-million dollar investment in its resources to help businesses prepare for and manage the growing threat of cyberattacks to organizations across the APAC region.”
The multi-million dollar IBM Security Command Center will be located at IBM office in Bengaluru in Karnataka. It is first of its kind facility in the region. The new cyber security hub is one of the only two such centres of IBM globally. The other one is located in the US.
According to the latest IBM global analysis, Asia is the most targeted region for cyberattacks, representing 26% of attacks analyzed in 2021.
