Globe Business has teamed up with Blackpanda, a leading Asian “cyber first responder” company, to offer affordable, enterprise-grade cyber incident response (IR) and digital forensics to businesses in the Philippines.
The two companies said their collaboration would provide “next-level cyber resilience” through fixed-cost incident response, continuous vulnerability and dark web scanning and streamlined access to cyber insurance. The goal is to give businesses a “cyber fire department” to quickly detect and neutralize threats.
“Cyber threats continue to challenge businesses of all sizes, and AI is amplifying both their frequency and sophistication,” said KD Dizon, head of Globe Business.
“Through our partnership with Blackpanda, immediate and expert incident response, once prohibitively expensive, is now accessible,” said Dizon.
“By leveraging our ICT ecosystem, we provide organizations with a practical and affordable way to stay secure, remain prepared, and build lasting customer trust,” she said.
Cyber risks are intensifying across the Philippines and Southeast Asia due to low cybersecurity readiness and AI-related threats, according to the companies.
This highlights the urgent need for better threat intelligence, skilled incident responders, and advanced security technologies.
A staggering 85 percent of local firms faced AI-related attacks in the past year, and 84 percent suffered supply chain breaches. Nearly a third of these firms were unable to detect the breaches, emphasizing the need for flexible and prepared incident response.
The financial impact of these threats is escalating. Data breach costs in ASEAN climbed to an average of $3.23 million in 2024, with financial services seeing the highest losses at $5.57 million. The region also recorded a 29-percent jump in cyber incidents in 2024, along with increased ransomware and phishing activities.
Blackpanda is a Singapore-headquartered cyber IR and digital forensics firm with operational hubs in Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Manila.
It provides 24/7 breach containment, investigation and recovery across key Asia-Pacific markets.
Traditionally, incident response services can be costly, with hourly rates of up to $500 or retainers starting at $25,000, making them financially unfeasible for many organizations.
Blackpanda’s flagship solution, IR-1, combines incident response services, continuous vulnerability scanning, and access to cyber insurance. This model aims to lower the cost of response while enhancing operational resilience.
“Globe’s reach and trust in the Philippine market make them the ideal partner to scale our IR-1 cyber assurance subscriptions nationwide,” said Gene Yu, chief executive of Blackpanda.
“We’re setting a new standard for how cyber solutions should work after an attack,” said Yu.
