Lenovo Boosts AI Security for Singapore, APAC Firms with SentinelOne
The new Prompt Security tool helps companies monitor employee AI usage and prevent sensitive data leaks, addressing growing "shadow AI" concerns in the region's businesses.
Lenovo Enhances Asia-Pacific Security Offerings
Lenovo is integrating SentinelOne’s Prompt Security into its ThinkShield security portfolio, making the solution available to businesses in Singapore and other Asia-Pacific markets. This tool enables companies to oversee how their employees utilise artificial intelligence (AI) and to establish clear guidelines on the types of data staff can share with AI applications.
The primary goal is to help security teams identify and manage "shadow AI" use, while also preventing the inadvertent sharing of sensitive corporate data with unauthorised AI platforms.
Mitigating AI-Driven Cyber Threats
The Prompt Security tool also offers protection against prompt injection attacks. These attacks involve embedding malicious instructions within user inputs to manipulate an AI model's behaviour. This rollout expands Lenovo's existing collaboration with SentinelOne, a California-based cybersecurity company, which previously focused on endpoint security.
SentinelOne completed its acquisition of Prompt Security in September 2025. Hong Kong-listed Lenovo pointed to research indicating that 90% of IT leaders recognise gaps in their current defences against AI-driven threats.
Singapore's Financial Sector Addresses AI Risks
The issue of "shadow AI" is widespread, with a PagerDuty survey revealing that 66% of office workers had used AI tools at work despite believing it was against company policy. Singaporean regulators are also increasing their focus on how AI systems handle personal data.
The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) issued draft guidelines for generative AI data use in June 2026, publishing the final advisory guidelines in July. Furthermore, a whitepaper from the MAS-backed MindForge consortium, which includes DBS, OCBC, and UOB, listed prompt injection as a significant security risk for banks employing generative AI.
This new offering provides a critical mechanism for Asia-Pacific firms to strengthen their AI governance frameworks and mitigate data security risks. Companies across the region, particularly in regulated sectors like finance, face mounting pressure to ensure compliance with evolving data protection guidelines from bodies such as Singapore's PDPC.
The availability of tools like Prompt Security can help businesses enforce internal policies, prevent costly data breaches, and build trust in their AI adoption strategies, directly impacting operational costs and regulatory exposure.
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