Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – December 9, 2021 – Kofax®, a leading supplier of Intelligent Automation software for digital workflow transformation, today unveiled its top 10 predictions for 2022 as businesses navigate the new challenges accelerated – and in some cases, caused – by the global pandemic.  

“Automation is now seen through a new lens as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic and companies seek resilience and a return to stability and growth. Remote and hybrid work are here to stay, creating new obstacles when it comes to efficiency, collaboration and data security,” says Adam Field, Senior Vice President of Technology Strategy and Experience at Kofax. “While productivity has been high in this new working model, so too are stress levels and burnout as organizations have more job openings than people to fill them. As we turn our focus to 2022, it’s time to examine how agile companies are refining their operating models and workflows – leading to recovery and growth in 2022 and beyond.”  

Kuala Lumpur, 9 December 2021 – The Malaysian property market looks to be stabilising and is expected to observe a gradual recovery in the first half of 2022, according to PropertyGuru Malaysia’s Property Market Outlook Report 2022. This is in line with a general improved outlook for the Malaysian economy, which is anticipated to perform better next year.

The improved outlook is reflected in the recent PropertyGuru Malaysia Property Asking Price Index, which found that prices were back on an upward trend in Q3 2021, indicating that sentiments are improving in tandem with higher vaccination rates, the reopening of commercial activity, and a less restricted environment for consumers. 

Kuala Lumpur, December 9, 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today predicted global organizations will emerge more alert and better prepared in 2022 thanks to a comprehensive, proactive, cloud-first approach to mitigating cyber risk.

Research, foresight, and automation are critical for organizations to manage risk and secure their workforce. Trend Micro blocked 40.9 billion email threats, malicious files, and malicious URLs for customers in the first half of 2021 alone – a 47% year-over-year increase. In Malaysia, Trend Micro detected and blocked 232,701,368 attacks, where over half consisted of email threats – registering a 24% year-over-year increase in the corresponding period.