Cellia Cotan Cognard

R ecently, I received a call from someone posing as a police officer claiming my data had been stolen and used to open a bank account. Pressured to attend a "police investigation" via Zoom, I became suspicious and hung up, later confirming it was a scam. How did these scammers obtain my number? The likely culprit: Data breaches. Last year, the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN) documented over 330 million traffic anomalies and approximately 500,000 ransomware activities.

We conducted a survey of legal leaders across various sectors in Asia Pacific and globally, seeking their perspective on their organisation's approach to cyber risk. Respondents shared a sense of increased cyber threat, with the majority believing that cyber risk has escalated over the past 12 months. But are they cyber ready? 69% said it would take an actual cyber-attack to motivate their organisation to meaningfully improve their data risk management.

 Find out more about Lexology or get in touch by visiting our About page. Register To view this article you need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader. If you can't read this PDF, you can view its text here. Go back to the PDF . Asia-Pacific February 25 2025 The respondents shared a sense of increased cyber threat, with most believing cyber risk has increased compared to 12 months ago.