'IT is becoming more and more indispensable; clients are expecting more from you at a shorter time, and IT is one of the tools that help you address these needs,' Ravago told an audience of chief information officers and IT managers.

As customers become more demanding and their thresholds for error become less, Ravago said companies need to make sure that they are providing clients with the best service -- and that means little or no downtime. 'Security strategies need to be increasingly dynamic and always changing in order to respond to sophisticated threats,' he added.

'The trend in the Philippines shows that the country is still lagging behind; there is still a need to increase awareness on the importance of security solutions,' said Ravago.