Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025 : Alarming Surge in Cyberattacks Across Southeast Asia
October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month - a critical time to reflect on the ever-rising threat landscape across industries and geographies. In 2024, Southeast Asia recorded nearly double the number of cyberattacks compared to 2023, with Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand among the hardest hit.1
Shocking Statistics & Industry Impact
In Malaysia alone, cybercrime losses exceeded RM1.22 billion in just ten months of 2024. 2
Fraud remains the dominant threat category. In Q4 2024, fraud accounted for 71% of reported incidents to Malaysia’s Cyber999. 3
Ransomware surged by 78% in Q4 2024, even as overall incident counts dropped slightly. 4
Across ASEAN, the average cost of a data breach reached USD 3.2 million in 2024, rising by 6% year-over-year. 5
Critical sectors under attack:
Financial Services: Email fraud, business email compromise, account takeover
Healthcare: Exposure of patient records and medical system breaches
Education: LMS, student data, identity theft
Manufacturing & Transportation: Operational disruption, IP theft
Telecommunications: Infrastructure, credential abuse, DDoS threats
These numbers show it’s no longer a matter of if - but when an attack will target your infrastructure, systems, data, or partners.
Why Leading Security & Networking Brands Matter
In this climate, the global security and networking brands that LinkAxia Networks distributes across Southeast Asia - including platforms for cyber risk scoring, unified threat defense, data protection, secure access, and network infrastructure - become more than products. They form the backbone of resilience, visibility, and proactive defense for organizations in Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand.
For example:
Risk rating platforms spotlight vulnerabilities in your network, applications, and third-party vendors
Next-gen firewall / unified security solutions detect and block threats across devices and traffic
Zero-trust and identity protection tools enforce strong access control, minimizing exposure
Data protection and encryption technologies safeguard critical information even if breaches happen
LinkAxia’s Role as Value-Added Distributor
As a value-added distributor, LinkAxia Networks doesn’t just supply hardware and software - we partner with tech vendors and channel partners to ensure successful deployment, integration, training, and ongoing support. In Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, and Thailand, we help local partners translate cybersecurity awareness into actionable, hardened operations.
During this Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we invite technology partners, resellers and SIs to engage with us. Let’s move beyond awareness to measurable resilience and proactive security posture. Partner with LinkAxia to bring robust, next-gen security to your customers - before attackers make the headlines.
👉 Reach out to LinkAxia Networks to evaluate your exposure, pilot risk solutions, and future-proof your infrastructure with trusted cybersecurity and networking brands. Email us at: info@linkaxia.com
Sources:
1 - PT Security / 2 - NST Online / 3 - MyCERT / 4 - CYBLE / 5 - Speeda ASEAN
