Vantage Markets Celebrates Cybersecurity Partnership with Trend Micro
The recognition reflects Vantage Markets’ rapid growth alongside its deliberate investment in security infrastructure. Operating across more than 30 global offices, the firm has built an integrated, intelligence-driven cybersecurity foundation designed to protect users, systems, and data in an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape.
Trend Micro cited the depth of collaboration between the two organisations, noting that the partnership goes beyond vendor deployment to include continuous intelligence sharing, platform feedback, and joint evolution of security capabilities tailored to financial services risk profiles.
Building an Intelligence-Driven Security Foundation
Since 2021, Vantage Markets and Trend Micro have worked closely to scale cybersecurity from a regional function into a global, unified operation. Central to this effort has been the adoption of real-time threat intelligence and consolidated visibility across cloud infrastructure, workloads, identities, and endpoints.
Vantage Markets has deployed a comprehensive suite of tools within the Vision One AI-Powered Enterprise Cybersecurity Platform. These include Trend Vision One™ Cyber Risk Exposure Management (CREM), Trend Vision One™ XDR for Endpoints, Endpoint Security, Cloud Security, and Trend Service One™. Together, these technologies provide consistent security controls and faster detection and response across a rapidly expanding global footprint.
Eric Cheng, Head of Cyber and Information Security at Vantage Markets, said: “Security underpins every aspect of the trading experience we deliver. Working with Trend Micro has allowed us to mature our security operations far faster than we could have alone. The ability to correlate cloud, workload, and identity telemetry in one place has fundamentally changed how we detect and respond to threats across our global footprint.”
Expertise, Collaboration, and Real-Time Threat Intelligence
The award also recognises the expertise of Vantage Markets’ internal security team, which holds globally recognised certifications including CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CRISC, CRT, OSCP, CDPSE, and CISA. This depth of qualification supports bank-grade security architecture and global red-team operations designed to safeguard user accounts and assets.
Beyond internal capabilities, Vantage Markets plays an active role in the broader cybersecurity ecosystem. The firm regularly shares intelligence on emerging threat actors, participates in private product previews, and provides operational feedback that informs Trend Micro’s platform development.
This two-way exchange has strengthened both organisations. Trend Micro gains real-world insight from a large, high-velocity trading environment, while Vantage Markets benefits from deeper situational awareness and faster access to evolving threat context. The model reflects a shift toward collaborative security, where intelligence sharing is treated as a strategic asset rather than a competitive risk.
Raising the Bar for Financial Services Cyber Resilience
Financial institutions continue to face increasingly complex and fast-moving cyber threats, particularly as cloud adoption and digital trading accelerate. For Vantage Markets, unifying telemetry and automating risk identification have been critical to managing scale without sacrificing security or performance.
Srujan Talakokkula, Managing Director, Trend Micro Commercial ANZ, said: “Vantage Markets is a prime example of what's possible when organisations treat cybersecurity as a strategic enabler. Their pace of adoption, willingness to collaborate, and contribution to threat intelligence have directly influenced how we evolve our platform.” He added that the firm’s approach has set “a benchmark for financial services organisations across the region.”
Looking ahead, Vantage Markets plans to further leverage Trend Micro’s AI-powered platform as it expands globally. The focus will remain on strengthening compliance, enhancing cloud protection, and delivering financial-grade security that supports trust and stability for clients worldwide.
Takeaway: Vantage Markets’ Innovation Partnership Award reflects a shift in financial services cybersecurity toward deep collaboration, real-time intelligence sharing, and unified platforms. By treating security as a strategic enabler rather than a cost centre, the firm has built a scalable model for resilience that is increasingly critical for global trading platforms.