HONG KONG, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ensign InfoSecurity (Ensign) has been named Cybersecurity Consultancy of the Year at the Tech Fest Hong Kong Awards 2026. The award recognises cybersecurity consultancies that demonstrate strong expertise, measurable client impact, innovative solutions and meaningful contributions to the wider cybersecurity community.

As organisations in Hong Kong face rising cyber risks and prepare for emerging regulatory requirements, including the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (Computer Systems) Ordinance, Ensign has worked closely with boards, senior management and security teams to help them make better cybersecurity decisions grounded in business risk, operational reality and real-world threats. Its consulting work spans strategic cyber advisory, threat-informed resilience planning, executive tabletop exercises and practical regulatory readiness guidance, supporting organisations in identifying critical risks, strengthening response preparedness and aligning cybersecurity with board-level priorities.

As part of Asia Pacific's largest pure-play cybersecurity services provider, Ensign brings end-to-end capabilities across the cyber lifecycle, spanning advisory and assurance, threat intelligence, managed security operations and incident response. The consulting team in Hong Kong draws on this breadth, as well as insights from Ensign's global Security Operations Centre network and proprietary threat intelligence, to deliver recommendations that are current, actionable and grounded in how threats unfold in practice.

"Cybersecurity consultancy today is no longer just about identifying gaps but helping organisations understand what those gaps mean for the business, how they affect resilience, and what practical steps leaders need to take. Cyber resilience is ultimately a shared responsibility across leadership, technology and operations, and we remain committed to supporting organisations in Hong Kong as they strengthen their cyber maturity, prepare for regulatory change and build the confidence to operate securely in an increasingly digital economy. This recognition is a testament to the trust our clients place in us, and to the commitment of our teams in Hong Kong and across the region," said Nicky Au, General Manager, Greater Bay Area, Ensign InfoSecurity (East Asia) Limited.

Beyond client work, Ensign has contributed to broader cyber readiness through industry knowledge sharing, practitioner workshops and thought leadership, including practical guidance to help organisations navigate the city's evolving critical infrastructure protection requirements.

Ensign also continues to invest in innovation, developing advanced proprietary capabilities, including agentic Security Operations Centre solutions that enhance the speed, consistency and effectiveness of cyber defence for clients across the region.

About Ensign InfoSecurity 

Ensign InfoSecurity is Asia Pacific's largest pure-play cybersecurity services provider and a trusted global partner, delivering end-to-end security solutions across the cyber lifecycle. Headquartered in Singapore, Ensign is recognised for deep capabilities spanning advisory and assurance, secure architecture and systems integration, threat intelligence, managed security operations, and incident response. Ensign also drives its own innovation through Ensign Labs, developing advanced proprietary solutions to address complex customer challenges. With over two decades of experience, Ensign provides resilient, intelligence-led security tailored to real business risks.

For more information, visit www.ensigninfosecurity.com 

SINGAPORE, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Certis Group, Singapore's leading provider of integrated security and operations solutions, and Ensign InfoSecurity, Asia Pacific's largest pure-play cybersecurity services provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Milipol TechX (MTX) 2026, a regional platform for security and technology innovation, to strengthen cybersecurity, safety and governance in robotic systems powered by artificial intelligence.

The partnership addresses a growing challenge as AI systems evolve from assisting humans to acting autonomously. Beyond conventional cybersecurity threats which typically result in data breaches or system outages, vulnerabilities in AI robotic systems carry an additional category of risk: manipulated sensor inputs, loss of supervisory control, or autonomous systems executing unintended physical actions with real-world consequences.

This collaboration comes as Singapore increases the deployment of autonomous systems to aid in security, logistics and transport operations, highlighting the urgent need to translate governance principles into practical, operational safeguards, particularly in real-world environments where there is little room for error.

Under the MOU, both organisations will work together to strengthen cybersecurity, safety and ethical governance in AI-driven robotics. Certis will lead the development and implementation of safety and ethics fail-safes, as well as Human-in-the-Loop interfaces within the AI robotic platform. In parallel, Ensign will oversee the development of cybersecurity requirements governing the platform's communication interfaces, as well as the AI's core reasoning and decision-making processes, including the design of cybersecurity controls, standards and frameworks.

Together, the partnership will embed guardrails across the full system lifecycle, from design and development to testing, deployment and eventual decommissioning, while advancing cybersecurity capabilities, cross-domain knowledge-sharing, and practical frameworks to support the secure and responsible use of autonomous systems.

"As Certis accelerates the development and deployment of our robotics and AI across our operations, we are cognisant that the power of these technologies is only as strong as the security that protects them," Mr Alex Ooi, Chief Information Security Officer of Certis, said.

"In this new era of industrialised AI, cybersecurity is no longer a peripheral function, but a critical enabler of our future. For Certis, securing our autonomous systems means more than just protecting data; it means ensuring the operational integrity and safety of the physical environments we are trusted to guard. By embedding rigorous cyber-resilience into every tech, robot and algorithm we deploy, we are building a future where innovation and absolute trust coexist seamlessly in this partnership,' Mr Ooi added.

Key areas of focus in the MOU include

• Developing ethical, safety-first approaches for AI-driven robotics, supported by shared standards across data handling, model training and real-world operations
• Embedding security and risk management by design across the system lifecycle, including threat identification, risk assessment and safeguards against unauthorised access and tampering
• Implementing human-centric safety protocols and robust human-in-the-loop controls to ensure effective oversight and intervention
• Strengthening cyber-physical resilience through testing and operations, including adversarial testing of AI-driven robotic behaviours, continuous monitoring and specialised capabilities such as threat analysis, incident response and penetration testing

A joint Safety and Security Review Board will be established to oversee implementation and ensure alignment with evolving safety and ethical expectations.

"The rise of AI is raising the stakes for enterprise security. It goes beyond protecting systems to ensuring that autonomous decisions remain bounded, explainable and secure," said Paul Tan, Executive Vice President of Government and Singapore Enterprises, Ensign InfoSecurity. "Having operationalised AI in security environments, we see firsthand how quickly autonomy can scale. The challenge is ensuring that control, governance and resilience scale with it, especially when these systems affect real-world operations and outcomes. This collaboration focuses on embedding cybersecurity into the way these systems are designed and deployed from the outset."

The MOU signals a shift in how organisations deploying autonomous systems must think about risk, not as an IT concern to be managed downstream, but as a foundational design requirement woven into every layer of the system.

About Certis Group

Certis is an integrated operations service provider, built on decades of experience in security and critical frontline operations. We design and run security, facilities and workforce management as a single operating model, orchestrating people, systems and processes in complex, real-world environments to drive results.

Our approach is grounded in structured operational design, where processes, workflows and resources are engineered around defined outcomes. Further powered by our adoption of advanced technologies including AI and Robotics, Certis drives coordination, visibility and day-to-day execution across operations for its clients.

Headquartered in Singapore, Certis operates across key regional markets including Australia and Qatar, supported by a global team of over 25,000 employees. We are trusted by local governments and enterprises to deliver operational performance to make our world safer, smarter, and better.

For more information, please visit www.certisgroup.com.

About Ensign InfoSecurity 

Ensign InfoSecurity is Asia Pacific's largest pure-play cybersecurity services provider and a trusted global partner, delivering end-to-end security solutions across the cyber lifecycle. Headquartered in Singapore, Ensign is recognised for deep capabilities spanning advisory and assurance, secure architecture and systems integration, threat intelligence, managed security operations, and incident response. Ensign also drives its own innovation through Ensign Labs, developing advanced proprietary solutions to address complex customer challenges. With over two decades of experience, Ensign provides resilient, intelligence-led security tailored to real business risks.

For more information, visit www.ensigninfosecurity.com 

The MSSP Alert Top 250 list is an annual, independent industry benchmark that identifies the world's leading managed security service providers based on service breadth, depth of capability, revenue performance, and innovation. Ensign has now been featured in the top 10 in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, underscoring its sustained growth and operational excellence at a time when cyber threats continue to escalate globally.

"The continued recognition in the MSSP Alert Top 250 highlights our unwavering commitment to delivering world-class managed security services that keep pace with the evolving threat landscape," said Charles Ng, Chief Executive Officer, Ensign InfoSecurity. "As threats grow in sophistication, our focus remains on empowering organisations with intelligence-led defence capabilities that anticipate, rather than react to adversary behaviour."

In line with this strategic commitment to innovation, Ensign launched an Agentic Security Operations Centre (SOC) at GovWare 2025, the first in Asia to be designed and developed entirely in-house by a cybersecurity services provider. Powered by autonomous AI agents, the platform integrates adaptive intelligence, regional threat insights, and human expertise to enable organisations to detect, triage, and respond to cyber threats at machine speed.

Unlike traditional or AI-augmented SOCs that depend on scripted automation, the Agentic SOC continually perceives, reasons, decides and learns from real-world attack patterns, enabling faster containment and deeper contextual understanding of threats. Its autonomous agents help reduce analyst workload and improve operational resilience across complex environments.

"As attackers increasingly weaponise AI and exploit broader ecosystem vulnerabilities, defensive technologies must evolve beyond manual workflows and static rule sets," said Mr. Chua Zong Fu, Executive Vice President, International Business & Commercial, Ensign InfoSecurity. "The Agentic SOC represents a fundamental shift in how organisations defend themselves, combining adaptive AI with expert human oversight to stay ahead of adversaries."

For more information on Ensign's Agentic SOC, please download the factsheet.
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About Ensign InfoSecurity
Ensign InfoSecurity is the largest pure-play, end-to-end cybersecurity service provider in Asia Pacific. Headquartered in Singapore, Ensign offers bespoke solutions and services to address their clients' cybersecurity needs. Their core competencies are in the provision of cybersecurity advisory and assurance services, architecture design and systems integration services, and managed security services for advanced threat detection, threat hunting, and incident response. Underpinning these competencies is in-house research and development in cybersecurity. Ensign has two decades of proven track record as a trusted and relevant service provider, serving clients from the public and private sectors in the Asia Pacific region.

For more information, visit www.ensigninfosecurity.com.

Ensign InfoSecurity has received multiple industry accolades, including recognition at the PIKOM Digital Excellence Awards 2025 in Malaysia, in the Cybersecurity: Managed Security Services category, and being crowned Best MNC Vendor at The Cybersecurity Awards 2025 in Singapore.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ensign InfoSecurity, Asia Pacific's largest pure-play, end-to-end cybersecurity service provider, announced today that it has been named the winner of The Cybersecurity Awards (TCA) 2025 in the MNC Vendor category. This reaffirms the organisation's position as one of the region's leading providers of advanced, intelligence-driven cybersecurity solutions. The award marks Ensign's third win, following earlier recognition in 2022 and 2023, and underscores the company's continued leadership, innovation, and contribution to Singapore's cyber ecosystem.

Organised by the Association of Information Security Professionals with support from the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, TCA celebrate excellence across the cybersecurity ecosystem including outstanding organisations that demonstrate brilliance in innovation, industry contribution, talent development, and the strengthening of national cyber resilience.

Charles Ng, Chief Executive Officer at Ensign InfoSecurity, said, "We are grateful and humbled to receive the award. Over the years, Ensign has had the privilege of serving clients across the world and we do not take this responsibility lightly. We will continue to work hard and build capabilities to better serve them."

Ensign's win reflects the company's sustained commitment to innovation through its dedicated R&D arm - Ensign Labs; its investment in next-generation AI-driven defence with the latest launch of Agentic Security Operations Centre; and its ongoing efforts in nurturing cybersecurity talent through internships, technical pathways, community initiatives, and public education programmes. The company's work in the regional ecosystem, ranging from contributions to national frameworks, global research collaborations, sector-wide drills, and participation in international cyber governance dialogues, further strengthens Singapore's reputation as a hub for cybersecurity expertise and cyber diplomacy.

About Ensign InfoSecurity
Ensign InfoSecurity is the largest pure-play, end-to-end cybersecurity service provider in Asia Pacific. Headquartered in Singapore, Ensign offers bespoke solutions and services to address their clients' cybersecurity needs. Their core competencies are in the provision of cybersecurity advisory and assurance services, architecture design and systems integration services, and managed security services for advanced threat detection, threat hunting, and incident response. Underpinning these competencies is in-house research and development in cybersecurity. Ensign has two decades of proven track record as a trusted and relevant service provider, serving clients from the public and private sectors in the Asia Pacific region.

For more information, visit www.ensigninfosecurity.com.