KEY POINTSNEC and three partners launch NEC Cyber Secure Package powered by CyIOC for supply chain cybersecurityService combines web controls, cloud-use management, EDR and 24/7 SOC monitoring using Japan-developed technologySales start on August 31 at 2.1 million yen per month, with a five-year revenue target of 20 billion yen
NEC and partners launch a new security service to strengthen supply chain cyber defenses. Note: Japanese text in the original image from press release has been translated into English by our editorial team.
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NEC Corp., NEC Networks & System Integration Corp., Digital Arts Inc. and FFRI Security Inc. have jointly developed a cybersecurity service to help strengthen security across corporate supply chains using Japan-developed technology, the companies said on August 27.
The service, branded “NEC Cyber Secure Package powered by CyIOC,” will be sold sequentially from the end of August under NEC’s BluStellar value-creation model. NEC and group companies under NESIC Holdings said the offering is intended to help protect Japan’s supply chains, which they described as a critical part of the country’s digital social infrastructure.
The package integrates web access control, cloud service usage management, endpoint detection and response, and 24-hour, 365-day monitoring and operations by a security operations center, or SOC. It also collects and integrates logs from web access controls, cloud-use governance, AI chat-use controls and EDR tools, and provides monitoring, analysis and incident response. The package also provides prompt notification and response when threats are detected, helping minimize incident damage.
The companies aim to improve visibility into cyber threats across entire supply chains, including midsize and smaller companies whose security posture has not always been fully understood. Threat information gathered through the service will also be analyzed and reflected in NEC’s next-generation cybersecurity service CyIOC to support more advanced threat analysis and countermeasures for both enterprise customers and the security and defense domain.
Cyberattacks targeting supply chains have continued in Japan and overseas in recent years, making supply chain security a growing management issue. The release also pointed to rising interest in using domestically developed technologies and services to strengthen security measures on a sustained basis from an economic security perspective.
NEC has worked to raise cybersecurity standards across supply chains, including participation in a 2019 demonstration project for small and midsize businesses run by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Information-technology Promotion Agency, or IPA, an independent administrative institution.
The package combines domestically developed security technology from Digital Arts and FFRI Security with NEC Networks & System Integration’s monitoring and operational expertise for midsize and smaller businesses. NEC and three companies under NESIC Holdings will market the service as a BluStellar Scenario offering.
Sales are set to begin on August 31. Monthly pricing starts at 2.1 million yen ($13,208), excluding tax, and the companies are targeting 20 billion yen in revenue over the five years from fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2030. The sales companies are NEC Networks & System Integration, NEC Fielding Ltd. and NEC Nexsolutions.
Japan’s government is also preparing a security assessment framework aimed at raising cybersecurity standards across supply chains. The planned system, known as the Security Countermeasure Assessment System for Supply Chain Strengthening, or SCS assessment system, is part of a broader policy push to improve resilience among suppliers, including smaller firms.
NEC is based in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. Digital Arts is also headquartered in Minato Ward, while FFRI Security and NESIC Holdings are based in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward. Rate used for dollar conversion: USD/JPY = 159.