SecureIQLab has officially established its Asia-Pacific (APAC) office in Kathmandu, Nepal, marking a significant milestone in expanding independent cybersecurity validation and advisory services across the region. 

The new APAC office strengthens SecureIQLab’s ability to support regional enterprises, government institutions, and cybersecurity vendors with objective, outcome-based cybersecurity validation aligned with real-world threats and operational requirements. 

Why SecureIQLab Is Expanding to APAC

The Asia-Pacific region represents one of the most dynamic cybersecurity markets globally, characterized by rapid digital growth, expanding regulatory expectations, and an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape. Enterprises and public-sector organizations face growing challenges related to cloud and API misconfigurations, supply-chain exposure, identity-based attacks, and operational complexity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

In parallel, APAC has emerged as a fast-growing hub for cybersecurity innovation. Startups and established vendors across the region are developing new security technologies to address these risks. However, a persistent market gap remains: the lack of independent, third-party validation that objectively measures how security products and deployed controls perform against real attack scenarios.

As a result:

• Vendors struggle to credibly demonstrate security efficacy and market readiness beyond product claims
• Enterprises and governments lack objective evidence to support procurement and risk decisions
• Regulators and risk teams have limited visibility into actual security effectiveness

SecureIQLab’s expansion into APAC directly addresses this gap by introducing a regional validation capability grounded in globally consistent, methodology-driven testing aligned with real-world adversary behavior.

The expansion enables enterprises, government institutions, and cybersecurity vendors across APAC to objectively measure the real-world effectiveness of security controls and products against modern attack techniques—bridging a critical gap between security investment and demonstrable risk reduction.

The Role of the SecureIQLab APAC Office

The SecureIQLab APAC office in Kathmandu is established to deliver regionally accessible yet globally consistent cybersecurity validation services. The office operates under the same independent governance, testing methodologies, and transparency principles applied across SecureIQLab’s global operations.

1. Cybersecurity Vendor Validation for APAC Markets

SecureIQLab APAC provides independent, external validation for cybersecurity vendors seeking to establish credibility and trust in APAC enterprise and government markets. Vendor validation engagements objectively assess:

• Security effectiveness against real-world attack techniques
• Operational performance in enterprise-scale environments
• Alignment with recognized frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST
• Transparent, repeatable, and defensible performance metrics

These validations enable vendors to support procurement discussions, regulatory scrutiny, and go-to-market readiness using independently verified results rather than marketing assertions or internal testing outcomes.

2. Enterprise Cybersecurity Validation for APAC Organizations

For enterprises and government institutions, SecureIQLab APAC delivers Enterprise Cybersecurity Validation (ECV) services that assess the real-world performance of deployed security controls. These engagements are designed to answer critical executive and board-level questions, including:

• Are existing security controls stopping modern attacks in practice?
• Where do gaps exist between configuration, coverage, and actual protection?
• Which tools deliver measurable risk reduction versus assumed value?

Validation is conducted in live-like operating conditions and produces actionable, evidence-based findings that support security improvement, risk management, and defensible assurance reporting.

3. Advisory and Research Support

In addition to validation services, the APAC office provides advisory and research support, including:

• Security architecture and control effectiveness assessments
• Risk-based decision support for cybersecurity investment
• Research into regional threat activity and attack trends
• Advisory input for regulatory, compliance, and assurance programs

All services are delivered with strict independence, transparency, and published methodology to ensure credibility for vendors, enterprises, regulators, and procurement stakeholders.

Why Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu serves as a strategic and neutral hub for SecureIQLab’s APAC operations. The location enables effective engagement across South Asia and Southeast Asia while maintaining alignment with global service delivery standards. Key considerations include:

• Direct access to rapidly growing APAC markets
• A strong and expanding pool of cybersecurity and engineering talent
• Cost-effective regional operations without compromising technical rigor
• Proximity to emerging digital economies and public-sector modernization initiatives

The APAC office operates in close coordination with SecureIQLab’s global leadership and adheres to the same validation methodologies, governance models, and independence principles applied worldwide.

Commitment to Independence and Transparency

SecureIQLab’s credibility is grounded in strict adherence to independence, transparency, and methodological rigor. These principles include:

• Vendor-neutral, independent cybersecurity testing
• Publicly documented and repeatable validation methodologies
• Clear separation between validation activities and marketing influence
• Evidence-based, defensible test results suitable for executive and regulatory scrutiny

The establishment of the APAC office extends these principles into the region without compromise, ensuring trust and confidence for enterprises, vendors, and regulators alike.

What This Means for the APAC Cybersecurity Ecosystem

With a regional presence in Kathmandu, SecureIQLab strengthens the APAC cybersecurity ecosystem by enabling:

• Faster and more accessible validation for enterprises and public-sector organizations
• Independent assurance that combines local operational context with global standards
• Greater accountability and transparency for cybersecurity vendors
• Increased confidence in cybersecurity investment and procurement decisions

This expansion supports SecureIQLab’s broader mission to raise the global standard for cybersecurity validation—from assumed security to measured security.

Looking Ahead

SecureIQLab will continue to expand its APAC validation services, research initiatives, and regional partnerships while maintaining strict independence, transparency, and technical rigor. As cybersecurity risk becomes a board-level and regulatory concern across APAC, SecureIQLab remains focused on enabling more accountable, measurable, and trusted cybersecurity outcomes across the region.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from SecureIQ Lab authored by Cameron Camp. Read the original post at: https://secureiqlab.com/secureiqlab-establishes-apac-office-in-kathmandu-nepal/