Singapore – Horizon3 is establishing its ASEAN headquarters and a Regional Centre of Excellence in Singapore, as the security company responds to rising demand for continuous validation of cyber defences across Southeast Asia.
The expansion, announced on 15 October 2026, is supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and EDBI, part of SG Growth Capital, the strategic investment platform established by EDB and Enterprise Singapore.
According to Horizon3, the new hub will also support its growth in Australia and Japan. The company will increase its local headcount as it scales its sales, customer and partner operations.
Horizon3 links the expansion to the growing use of AI in cyberattacks. In its 2025/2026 Singapore Cyber Landscape report, Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) said threat actors are increasingly using AI to attack with greater speed, scale and sophistication.
The report also found that infected infrastructure in Singapore rose 142% in 2025 to 284,300 systems.
Against this backdrop, Horizon3 says organisations need to know which vulnerabilities can actually be exploited and what an attacker can reach. Its NodeZero platform, the company says, autonomously validates attack paths, provides remediation guidance and retests to verify fixes.
Horizon3 argues that this approach marks a shift from periodic assessments to continuous, evidence-based visibility of real-world exposure. Its executives say Singapore’s regulatory direction supports that shift.
“Singapore’s regulatory and national cybersecurity agenda signals a broader shift across the region: boards can no longer rely on confidence or compliance checklists; they must be able to prove cyber resilience and prove they are prepared for AI-enabled cyber warfare,” said Snehal Antani, CEO and co‑founder of Horizon3.
“Our expansion in Singapore, supported by EDB and EDBI, positions Horizon3 at the centre of Southeast Asia’s digital economy, where we can work closely with customers and partners to move from periodic assessments to continuous, attacker‑validated proof of resilience. As AI compresses attack timelines from months to hours, the strategic question for security leaders is not how many vulnerabilities they have, but whether they can continuously validate what is actually exploitable and verify that remediation has reduced business risk,” Antani further elaborated.
Explaining the choice of location, Gareth Cox, Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan of Horizon3, pointed to Singapore’s mix of financial institutions, critical infrastructure operators and regional headquarters.
“Horizon3 chose Singapore as our Southeast Asia base because it combines a deep concentration of financial institutions, critical infrastructure operators and regional headquarters with a clear, forward‑looking direction on cyber resilience and AI governance,” said Cox.
“From CSA’s Cyber Landscape 2025/2026 report and Cyber Trust Mark roadmap to MAS’ tightened technology‑risk notices, Singapore is setting expectations that security must be measurable, not just documented. This makes it the ideal launchpad for supporting organisations across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and beyond as they shift from tick‑box compliance to outcomes‑based security. We are working with boards and CISOs to demonstrate, with evidence, that their security investments are closing the attack paths that pose the greatest risk to the business,” Cox explained.
EDBI and SG Growth Capital have both invested in the company, a move the company says reflects confidence in its technology and its fit with Singapore’s and the region’s cybersecurity priorities.
Yeung Chia Li, Senior Partner of EDBI, said, “Horizon3 combines differentiated AI technology with a strong track record of helping enterprises adopt continuous security validation and proactively strengthen their security posture.”
“The establishment of its ASEAN headquarters and Regional Centre of Excellence in Singapore reflects the company’s long-term commitment to the region and will contribute to the growth of Singapore’s cybersecurity ecosystem. Beyond our investment, we look forward to supporting Horizon3’s expansion through access to talent, strategic partnerships and market opportunities across Southeast Asia,” Li added.
Looking ahead, Horizon3 says it will scale its go-to-market operations across Southeast Asia, covering enterprise, mid-market and public-sector segments.
It also plans to deepen partnerships with local managed security service providers (MSSPs), systems integrators and cloud providers to deliver continuous validation at scale.
In addition, the company intends to collaborate with Singapore’s cybersecurity ecosystem, including CSA-led initiatives on AI for cybersecurity and critical information infrastructure (CII) resilience.
Finally, Horizon3 says it will support secure digital transformation in line with Singapore’s National AI Strategy, led by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information.
