New office underscores long-term regional investment and enables faster, localized support for customers across Asia Pacific
Yubico has opened its third global headquarters in Singapore, a move it says cements its long-term commitment to Asia Pacific.
The new office adds to Yubico’s headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden and Santa Clara, USA, and aligns with the company’s strategy to support a growing international user base by helping customers deploy YubiKeys at scale as cybersecurity threats and requirements evolve.
Yubico say the expansion also strengthens its role in advancing open authentication standards as it works toward “a safer digital world for all.”
“As the digital economy grows, there’s a decisive shift across Asia Pacific, where organisations are moving beyond legacy multi-factor authentication to meet rigorous new national regulations for identity protection,” said Jerrod Chong, acting chief executive officer at Yubico, a Singaporean.
“The expansion of Yubico opening its third headquarters is more than just a new office; the company is committed to supporting the enterprises and public sector leaders who are defining the future of digital trust.” he said
Yubico’s announcement comes as organisations confront an environment increasingly shaped by AI, autonomous agents and more sophisticated cyber threats — pressures that are growing at scale.
The company says the urgency of “human-in-the-loop” security is rising, and that its approach enables organisations to use AI securely by positioning the YubiKey as the hardware root of trust to authorise AI delegations with “a human touch.”
The Singapore office, it said, will help scale its mission of keeping digital identities — both humans and agents — secure across the region.
The Singapore headquarters will operate as a strategic global centre of excellence, housing supply chain, operations, sales and administrative functions to support long-term regional growth, while investing in local cybersecurity talent.
Yubico said it will work closely with organisations across government, financial services, technology, telecommunications, manufacturing and other critical infrastructure sectors to strengthen cybersecurity resilience through hardware-backed authentication solutions, including YubiKeys and YubiKey as a Service.
“Yubico’s expansion underscores Singapore’s position as a trusted hub for companies to build capabilities in advanced technologies and deploy digital innovation,” said Soo Haw Yun, Vice President, Global Enterprises, Singapore Economic Development Board.
“With rising AI adoption and strong growth potential in the region’s digital economy, Yubico’s expansion is timely.
We look forward to partnering the company to develop our local talent and strengthen the digital security of enterprises and users in the region.”
Developing local talent and leaders for global impact
Alvin Toh, director and vice president of supply chain operations in Asia Pacific, is heading Yubico’s Singapore office, supported by Yubico’s global leadership team, which will maintain a strong presence in the region to deepen partnerships
Toh has spent more than 12 years with Yubico, joining as an engineer and continuing to lead the company’s regional supply chain operations.
“Singapore offers a unique combination of global connectivity, highly skilled talent and a strong innovation ecosystem,”
“Establishing our headquarters here allows us to work closer with organizations across Asia Pacific to advance modern authentication standards, regulations and improve cyber resilience.” said Toh.
Advancing digital trust through social impact
Yubico said it is also expanding its social impact efforts locally through its philanthropic Secure it Forward program, which supports nonprofits, educational institutions and community organisations with donated keys.
The company has already begun investing in youth-led cybersecurity initiatives in Singapore, including hack clubs such as BuildingBloCS, BlahajCTF, and GIIS Tech Club, and said it will continue to grow partnerships with schools, universities and community programs.
