American enterprise cybersecurity company Proofpoint has announced the plan to establish a new data centre in Singapore in 2025.
Announced at GovWare 2024, it will enable customers to comply with the country’s local data residency regulations
The facility will provide AI-powered cybersecurity solutions to protect against ransomware, business email compromise (BEC), and social engineering threats.
Proofpoint’s senior vice president, George Lee, said that as Singapore confronts a complex threat landscape driven by cloud adoption, remote work, and digitalisation, the focus is on providing human-centric cybersecurity solutions.
With the surge in data generation and the tightening of data residency regulations, protecting sensitive information becomes crucial, said Lee.
“As cyberattacks become sophisticated, businesses must adopt multi-layered, cloud-native security to protect both people and data from emerging threats, while ensuring that information remains securely within the country,” he added.
The Singapore data centre will be Proofpoint’s 28th globally, following the launch of an Australian data centre in 2023.
This also signals ongoing investment in the Asia Pacific region.
Proofpoint has expanded its presence in Singapore since 2010, with around 70 employees currently based there.
