At this year’s CYBERSEC 2026, “RESILIENT FUTURE” emerged as a key theme. The real challenge is gradually shifting away from “preventing attacks” toward “how to manage data flow and access permissions.” At the conference, ASUS Cloud introduced the concept of “sovereign data governance,” emphasizing a new approach to how enterprises control, secure, and govern their data end-to-end.

Whether it’s sharing files across departments, collaborating on projects, or mounting network drives via NAS, traditional file transfer methods like SMB and FTP have long powered the flow of data. However, these architectures, built on the assumption of “trusted internal networks,” are now emerging as weak links in modern cybersecurity.

As digital workplaces become the norm and supply chain and third-party collaborations grow more frequent, data is constantly moving across multiple parties. Without mechanisms for control and traceability, an enterprise’s cybersecurity boundaries can gradually erode.

Beyond the increasing diversity of cyberattack techniques, human-related data leaks continue to occur. Issues such as excessive data access privileges and whether incident response mechanisms are sufficient when data breaches happen have also become critical challenges that enterprises must carefully re-examine in recent years.

As cyberattacks become increasingly industrialized, the digital perimeter is no longer a single boundary but a layered defense shaped by people, events, time, locations, and assets. Each layer is both a risk surface and a vital line of data protection.

As digital technologies permeate business, enterprises face increasingly complex risks. Establishing digital trust and mitigating these risks is the next frontier after digital transformation.