Kuala lumpur: 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), a leading global business communications platform provider, won the Cybersecurity Initiative of the Year - Singapore award at the Asian Telecom Awards 2026. The award recognizes 8x8 Omni Shield, a real-time SMS fraud mitigation capability designed to help enterprises detect suspicious traffic patterns and reduce financial exposure.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, as SMS-based fraud and artificial traffic inflation continue to rise globally, enterprises face increasing pressure to safeguard customer communications without disrupting legitimate messaging. 8x8 Omni Shield addresses this challenge by embedding fraud detection controls directly into 8x8 Connect, a component of the 8x8 Platform for CX. By enabling organizations to monitor messaging activity and identify anomalies, they are enabled to take immediate action within a unified, no-code interface.