UPWIND DOUBLES DOWN ON INDIA AND EXPANDS FOOTPRINT ACROSS ASIA-PACIFIC AND JAPAN TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR REAL-TIME CLOUD AND AI SECURITY

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3 (Bernama) -- Upwind, the runtime-first cloud security leader, today announced an expansion of its presence in India as part of a broader scale-up across Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ), as enterprises face a new era of real-time cloud and AI risk. Building on its established offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Singapore, Tokyo, and Sydney, Upwind has grown its global customer base by 200% year over year and more than tripled its APJ workforce in the past three months alone, reflecting accelerating demand across the region. To support this momentum, Upwind has invested in local infrastructure, expanded its engineering and go-to-market teams, and deployed in-region SaaS instances across India, Australia, Singapore, and Japan to support data residency, performance, and regulatory requirements, alongside a partner-first strategy.

Across APJ, rapid cloud adoption is fueling digital transformation, but it’s also exposing live cloud environments to escalating risk. In India, 85% of organizations reported a cloud security incident in the past year, with average breach costs exceeding ₹220 million. In Australia, more than 75% of organizations have faced malicious cloud activity, contributing to an estimated AUD $86 billion in economic impact from outages and cyber incidents. Singapore is seeing similar pressure, with 70% of organizations reporting at least one breach and average costs reaching SGD $16 million, while Japan faces rising incidents amid low cybersecurity maturity across enterprises.