Citing recent research, Lenovo said 90 percent of IT leaders acknowledge gaps in their ability to defend against AI-driven threats, highlighting the growing pressure on organizations to strengthen cyber resilience.
The challenge is particularly relevant to Philippine enterprises in banking, healthcare, retail, business process outsourcing, education and government, where operations are becoming increasingly digital.
Cyber resilience has also become a regulatory concern. The Department of Information and Communications Technology's National Cybersecurity Plan 2023-2028 identifies it as a national priority, while the National Privacy Commission requires covered organizations to maintain security incident management policies and submit annual security incident reports.
Complexity challenge
Lenovo said companies are investing in security but continue to struggle with fragmented systems and accountability, with security operations often spread across different vendors, platforms and internal teams.
To address this, the technology company has expanded its global Security Services portfolio with a revamped cyber resiliency framework and end-to-end offerings.
Lenovo said its approach could help organizations cut system downtime by up to 50 percent and remediation costs by up to 40 percent by reducing security complexity and providing a single point of accountability.
“Security leaders don't need more tools. They need greater confidence that their people, devices, and data remain protected, and clear accountability when issues arise,” Lenovo vice president and general manager for digital workplace solutions Rakshit Ghura said in a statement.
Lenovo Philippines president and general manager Michael Ngan said growing AI adoption is changing how local enterprises should approach cybersecurity.
“For local enterprises, especially those in sectors such as banking, healthcare, government, education, and business process outsourcing, the ability to respond quickly, maintain continuity, and recover with confidence is becoming critical,” Ngan said.
Managed security
As part of the expansion, Lenovo is introducing Security Services with Absolute, a fully managed service designed to maintain critical security controls across distributed workforces while reducing the workload on companies' internal IT teams.
The service is supported by Lenovo's global 24-hour Security Operations Center, which monitors activity and assists customers in identifying and responding to emerging threats.
Lenovo said the service combines firmware-level resilience, managed operations and specialist oversight, allowing essential security controls to recover automatically when disrupted.
The company said this could reduce manual intervention while maintaining consistent protection across an organization's technology environment.
Offline devices
Lenovo is also introducing ThinkShield TraceLock, powered by Absolute Security, to address security risks involving lost, stolen or disconnected devices.
Traditional endpoint security generally relies on an active operating system or network connection, potentially leaving devices outside the reach of conventional management tools when they are switched off or disconnected.
ThinkShield TraceLock uses built-in cellular connectivity that allows IT teams to remotely locate, wake and wipe supported devices. | Ed: Corrie S. Narisma
