EP 396 – Can Asian Businesses Properly Handle Cyber Attacks? – Paul Jackson and Gene Yu

by Michael Waitze | Nov 12, 2025

Asia’s accelerating digital transformation has created an environment of unprecedented interconnection, and unprecedented vulnerability. Threats now move quickly across borders, clouds, and supply chains, exposing both large enterprises and SMEs to risks that often stem from the simplest gaps: weak authentication, exposed remote access, and misconfigured systems.

In this episode of ATP, ⁠Paul Jackson⁠, CEO of ⁠THEOS Cyber⁠, argues defenders can keep pace when fundamentals are properly applied and ⁠Gene Yu⁠, CEO of ⁠Blackpanda⁠, frames resilience as the speed and effectiveness of ‘Readiness, Response, and Recovery’.

Some of the topics that Paul and Gene covered in detail include:

Resilience in the cyber space starts with “properly applied” basics, yet most organizations simply have not applied the fundamentals.
Cyber insurance is essential, cyber preparedness should not be outsourced to a policy.
Resilience is a rehearsed behavior…full stop.
Business interconnectivity drives value, but third party risk is now first-order risk.
Regulation matters, but enforcement of that regulation is the real lever.

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