{"id":8026,"date":"2026-05-14T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/?p=8026"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:33:45","slug":"security-challenges-stemming-from-emerging-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/security-challenges-stemming-from-emerging-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Challenges Stemming from Emerging Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the 8th<\/sup> Putrajaya Forum 2026, held in conjunction with the Defence Services Asia (DSA<\/a>) 2026 Exhibition and National Security Asia (NATSEC) on 21 April 2026, ASM President Academician Datuk Dr Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen FASc<\/a> delivered a compelling message: Southeast Asia is entering a fundamentally different security era shaped by emerging technologies and \u201cpost-normal\u201d realities.<\/p>\n

\"emerging<\/a><\/p>\n

Security today is no longer defined solely by traditional, state-on-state warfare. Instead, it is increasingly characterised by hybrid warfare, a convergence of cyber operations, disinformation, economic coercion and conventional military capabilities.<\/p>\n

These actions operate within the \u201cgrey zone,\u201d remaining below the threshold of open conflict while targeting societies. As a result, the boundary between war and peace is becoming increasingly blurred.<\/p>\n

Central to this shift is the rapid advancement of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI<\/a>), big data<\/a>, cyber systems, digital twins<\/a> and space-based intelligence.<\/p>\n

Warfare is evolving from mechanisation to \u201cintelligentisation,\u201d in which AI enhances decision-making, surveillance, and targeting.<\/p>\n

Digital twin systems further strengthen strategic capabilities by enabling simulation, predictive analysis and risk-free scenario testing before real-world action.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t