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Palo Alto Networks’ inaugural 2025 Cybersecurity Resilience in Mid-Market Organisations report takes a benchmark snapshot of mid-market companies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Medium-sized businesses across the Asia-Pacific region are boosting their cyber security spending, according to a first-of-its-kind benchmark study released by Palo Alto Networks.
The cyber security firm’s new 2025 Cybersecurity Resilience in Mid-Market Organisations Study, released yesterday (6 May), offers a detailed look at how businesses in the region are investing in cyber and where they’re putting their money and energy.
For instance, 57 per cent of medium-sized organisations are planning to boost their cyber security spending within the next 12 months, while here in Australia, cyber security budgets represent, on average, 13.6 per cent of a company’s revenue.
“Cyber security is no longer just an IT issue, it’s a business priority,” Michelle Saw, vice president, ecosystems, Asia-Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks, said in a statement.
“As threats grow more sophisticated and AI reshapes the threat landscape, our benchmark study reveals that many mid-market organisations are still catching up.
“This study helps mid-market organisations see where they stand and take the steps needed to achieve stronger security outcomes. It also highlights the growing importance of partners – who must now evolve their offerings to focus more deeply on education, integration, AI adoption, and advanced technical expertise to better support customer needs.”
In benchmark scores ranking nations in the region, India leads with a score of 20.3 out of a possible 25, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines. Australia is just above the regional average of 19.01 with a score of 19.05, while Japan ranks last, with a score of 16.67 out of 25.
Other countries, such as China and Vietnam, are showing considerable investment momentum.
More businesses are investing in security partnerships, too. Seventy-nine per cent of mid-sized businesses are now looking to partners to boost their cyber security posture within the next two years, up from 53 per cent in the present day. Here in Australia, the preferred option is to partner directly with vendors.
But the findings aren’t entirely positive. Investment in AI is strong, but its effective adoption is lagging. In fact, many organisations found that AI-related capabilities were vastly underperforming compared to investment.
“The research indicates that mid-market organisations in the region have made notable advancements in strengthening their cyber security posture,” Tim Dillon – founder, director, and principal analyst of end user at Tech Research Asia – said.
“However, there remains substantial opportunity for partners to support continued progress, particularly in the areas of workforce education and training, identity and access management, and application and data security.”
The report was developed in collaboration with Tech Research Asia and surveyed over 2,800 mid-sized organisations across 12 countries. You can read the full report here.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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