MANILA, Philippines (August 2026) : Cybercriminals are now using artificial intelligence to pull off hacks in minutes instead of weeks, making traditional annual security checks completely obsolete. Cybersecurity leader Keeper Security warns that this rapid evolution means businesses can no longer rely on reactive defense models to protect their networks.
The warning follows insights from Singapore’s founding Cyber Security Agency Chief David Koh, who argued that conventional defenses are no longer fit for purpose. With threat actors utilizing AI to launch faster and more sophisticated attacks, security leaders must pivot toward continuous surveillance.
When traditional security is too slow
As AI compresses the timeline of a cyberattack, waiting to detect a breach after it happens is a recipe for failure. Modern attacks can breach systems and exfiltrate data before a human analyst even finishes reading a single alert.
To fight back, organizations must adopt a zero-trust security architecture. This approach assumes every user, device, and system is a potential threat until verified. Access must be strictly time-limited and continuously logged. For manufacturing and logistics hubs across the Asia-Pacific region, this architecture is a basic requirement for survival.
The danger of invisible users
Security risks do not just come from human employees. Today, AI agents, automated scripts, and service accounts handle massive amounts of sensitive data without the same oversight given to human users.
Keeper Security highlights that every non-human identity carries its own risk profile. Companies deploying AI tools must extend their Privileged Access Management policies to these automated systems. Without proper session monitoring and automated controls, running AI inside a network is a massive gamble.
Small businesses are targets too
Many small and medium-sized enterprises believe they are safe because they keep a low profile. However, AI-assisted phishing and credential attacks are cheap to execute at scale, meaning a local neighborhood clinic or mid-tier supplier faces the same risk as a massive corporation.
For Pinoy business leaders looking to secure their operations, strong credential management and multi-factor authentication are no longer optional luxuries. They are the baseline tools needed to protect vital supply chains from being compromised through a single weak link.
For more context, check out earlier Keeper Security research on AI models at astig.ph.
