SB Cloud will start handling SoftBank Technology 's cloud WAF security monitoring and operation service "SBT MSS for Incapsula" from September 14th

SB Cloud Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Satoshi Uchiyama; hereinafter referred to as "SB Cloud"), a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, is a subsidiary of SoftBank Technology Corp. operation services for security services. Imperva Incapsula, a cloud-based web application firewall (WAF) from Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President ＆ CEO Shinichi Ata (hereinafter "SBT"), and managed security services that support its monitoring operations. The service "Managed Security Service for Imperva Incapsula" (hereinafter referred to as "SBT MSS for Incapsula") will be available from September 14, 2017.

According to the Japan Information Systems Users Association (JUAS), the challenges faced by companies regarding IT infrastructure include "strengthening security measures/management," "reducing maintenance/operation and management costs for IT infrastructure," and "reducing the burden of operating and managing IT infrastructure." Survey results show that large companies are increasingly using public clouds for their IT infrastructure. (*1) While many companies are facing the issue of a lack of information security personnel, there is a tendency for companies to outsource their work as training dedicated personnel and operating security measures in-house puts a heavy burden on companies. there is. (*2)

"SBT MSS for Incapsula" provided by SBT protects cloud environments from external attacks by using "Imperva Incapsula", a SaaS type WAF service that comprehensively provides security functions related to websites installed in customer environments. Cyber security experts support customers' safe and secure cloud services with a 24-hour, 365-day monitoring system.

SB Cloud provides Alibaba Cloud, a public cloud service that has the computing power to support Alibaba.com, the world's largest e-commerce service with an annual transaction volume of 60 trillion yen, and supports Japanese companies' business expansion into China, e-commerce services, We respond to your gaming service needs. By combining it with SBT 's "SBT MSS for Incapsula," we will provide more secure public cloud services to enterprise customers.

■About “Imperva Incapsula”
"Imperva Incapsula" protects customers using cloud services and public systems operated by the company from external attacks such as DDoS attacks using a cloud-based WAF. Additionally, as we have over 30 data centers located all over the world (two in Japan), we are resistant to large-scale attacks and can guarantee high application availability.
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■About “SBT MSS for Incapsula”
For managed security services, security analysts who are cybersecurity experts are stationed at SBT managed security monitoring center 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and conduct operation and monitoring through appropriate tuning and improvement activities to a higher level. To do. Security analysts use their advanced analysis techniques and experience to determine the degree of risk and scope of impact of the huge amount of security logs that are accumulated on a daily basis, and propose and support necessary measures to ensure a safe and secure cloud for customers. We support the use of services, maintain and improve security levels, and provide optimal security measures in response to the latest threats.
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*1 Japan Information Systems Users Association (JUAS) “Corporate IT Trend Survey 2017”
https://www.saaj.or.jp/kenkyu/pdf/kenkyukai223_2.pdf

*2 Japan Information Systems Users Association (JUAS) “Corporate IT Trend Survey 2016”
https://www.nisc.go.jp/conference/cs/jinzai/dai04/pdf/04shiryou02.pdf

■About SB Cloud Co., Ltd.
A joint venture established in January 2016 by SoftBank Corp. and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, one of the world's largest e-commerce companies, is a joint venture company that operates Alibaba Cloud, a cloud service provided by Alibaba Cloud, which handles Alibaba Group's cloud business. Provided in Japan. In the Japanese market, where demand for public cloud services is rapidly growing, we provide virtual server services, data storage services, load balancers, relational database services, security services, etc. to meet the needs of a wide range of customers, from venture companies to multinational corporations. Masu.
For details, please see here (https://www.sbcloud.co.jp).

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