Survey: AI is transforming local cyberthreats, security

Roughly 58% of organisations across Thailand encountered cyberthreats powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in the past year, while 90% of organisations are already using AI in their security environment, according to a survey commissioned by Fortinet.

- SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK

The 2025 IDC survey covered 550 IT and security leaders across 11 Asia-Pacific markets including Thailand between February and April, with 88% of respondents from organisations with more than 250 employees who were directly involved in cybersecurity decision-making.

Supakorn Kungpisdan, country manager for Fortinet Thailand and Laos, said chief information security officers (CISOs) across Thailand are entering a more advanced phase of cybersecurity planning — one where Al is not only augmenting defences, but also influencing how organisations structure teams, allocate budgets and prioritise threats.

According to Fortinet, Al is transforming cybersecurity on both sides of the battlefield.

Defenders are using it to automate threat detection, accelerate incident response and scale intelligence at unprecedented speed.

Attackers are harnessing AI to craft faster, stealthier and more adaptive threats, making the race between offence and defence more dynamic than ever, noted Fortinet.