Navigating Human and Agentic Risks for Financial Institutions in the APJ Region
KnowBe4 Blog, Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Financial institutions in the APJ region must address both human and AI-related risks while complying with diverse regulatory frameworks.
This article explores the unique challenges of managing human and agentic risks for financial services institutions across the Asia-Pacific and Japan region. It distinguishes between human risk management, which addresses threats like phishing and social engineering, and agentic risk management, which focuses on risks from automated processes and AI systems.
The piece provides a comprehensive regulatory landscape table showing how major APJ countries' central banks require cybersecurity measures, and how the KnowBe4 Platform helps institutions align with these requirements through security awareness training, attack simulations, and AI-driven risk management.
By leveraging human-AI collaboration and proactive security strategies, financial institutions can protect sensitive data while maintaining customer trust in an increasingly complex threat environment.