Yokogawa Engineering Asia has launched its Industrial Cyber Resilience Center (ICRC) in its Singapore office, to serve as a regional hub for Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Taiwan.
The ICRC offers a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity training, solutions, and services designed to help organizations identify capability gaps, strengthen cyber resilience, and enhance their ability to respond to and recover safely and efficiently from cyber incidents.
Yokogawa notes that the cybersecurity threat landscape is evolving rapidly as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to accelerate both cyber attack and cyber defence capabilities.
Cyber adversaries are increasingly leveraging automation and AI to identify vulnerabilities, improve deception techniques, and conduct attacks at greater speed and scale.
At the same time, the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments is creating new cybersecurity challenges.
Many industrial organizations continue to operate legacy systems and rely on IT-centric response playbooks that were not designed to address the safety, availability, and operational continuity requirements of OT systems.
The ICRC provides a structured framework that helps organizations develop the right combination of people, processes, and technology required to strengthen cyber resilience and maintain reliable operations
The Centre helps in assessing cyber resilience to understand maturity, vulnerabilities, and capability gaps.
Also, the facility helps in developing workforce competencies through customized training programmes, establishing procedures aligned with industry regulations, and enhancing cross-functional coordination to support informed and effective decision-making during cyber incidents.
Further, the ICRC helps in strengthening cyber resilience by improving the organization’s ability to detect, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents, while maintaining safe and reliable operations.
“Through the center, we are investing in both advanced capabilities and workforce development to strengthen resilience across IT and OT environments,” said Chay Kin Wah, president and CEO of Yokogawa Engineering Asia.
“Our goal is to help organizations build cyber resilience, enabling them to operate securely and innovate with confidence,” said the CEO.
While many organizations have invested in preventive cybersecurity technologies, fewer have established and regularly tested their ability to respond to and recover from cyber incidents.
Unlike IT, OT cyber incidents require key decision-making that takes into consideration safety, production continuity, and asset integrity.
Leveraging its deep expertise in IT/OT convergence, Yokogawa enables customers to assess operational readiness, validate response plans, and improve stakeholder coordination under realistic cyber drill scenarios.
“A key challenge for many organizations is not the lack of cybersecurity technologies, but the ability to recognize abnormal situations, respond effectively, and recover quickly from an incident,” said Charles Lim, head of digital security solution at Yokogawa Engineering Asia.
“As cyber resilience extends beyond a single organization, the ICRC also helps strengthen coordination across stakeholders, supply chains, and interconnected operational networks,” said Lim.
