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RSA announces new investment to popularize IDaaS in Japan
An integrated identity platform that is effective for security measures such as migration to the cloud and increased employee mobility.
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TOKYO, December 14, 2023 – RSA, the identity leader that puts security first, today announced that it is helping Japanese public and private organizations adapt to new cybersecurity threats and secure critical infrastructure. Announced strategic investments to support the recommendations set out in the General Policy on Conservation. With the transaction volume of IDaaS (Identity as a Service: ID authentication and management) approximately tripling compared to the previous year, RSA has responded to customer requests and based on its more than 25 years of experience in Japan. We will make new
investments to provide private companies and public organizations with the tools and security solutions they need to protect their data. Internal and external risks that threaten Japanese organizations Outdated security protocols, lack of proper security awareness, malicious intent, and a lack of corporate IT personnel make it extremely difficult for Japanese organizations to keep their data safe. Recent data breaches, such as the cyber attack on JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), target identity information and attempt to gain legitimate access to directories that manage employee IDs, passwords, viewing privileges, etc. It was something. According to the National Police Agency, 7,800 breaches were detected in Japanese organizations in the first half of 2022, doubling from 2019. In addition to risks caused by external factors, Japanese
organizations are also experiencing security incidents caused by internal factors. Employees continue to be one of the most costly threats to organizations. According to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023, attacks caused by malicious insiders were the most costly for organizations, costing an average of US$4.9 million.
These risks are likely to be exacerbated by the increasing number of job changes among Japan’s younger workforce. Nearly a third of new hires in Japan quit their first job within three years, and 34% of recent college graduates do not want lifetime employment. This makes identity and access management solutions that prevent legacy vendors, business partners, and employees from accessing legacy resources increasingly important.
RSA Data Centers Meet Growing Demand for Next-Generation Unified Identity Platforms
RSA is opening a new data center in Japan to meet growing market demand for RSA(R) ID Plus, an IDaaS platform that supports cloud, hybrid and on-premises configurations. The new data center will help ensure secure access, prevent risk and improve productivity for Japan’s government, financial services, healthcare and other critical infrastructure. We also provide a next-generation unified identity platform to ensure user, system, and data authentication, access, governance & lifecycle for Japanese organizations.
Rohit Ghai, CEO of RSA, said: “The importance of the Japanese market cannot be overstated. We have maintained trusted relationships with major Japanese companies for more than a quarter of a century. Meanwhile, as cybersecurity risks evolve and the Japanese labor market changes, , customers have asked us to make strategic investments to enable new innovations needed to address emerging threats.This new initiative will help Japanese organizations deploy next-generation unified identity capabilities. “We help users strengthen their cybersecurity posture, maintain productivity, and build resilience.” Jim Taylor, Chief Product and Technology Officer at RSA, said: “While cloud technology brings great value to Japanese organizations, it also brings great risks. Successful cloud operations require organizational leaders to take a different approach to security. Across hybrid environments, unified identity solutions that include authentication, access, governance & lifecycle must be prioritized.”
Hirofumi Yatsuka, Regional Director for RSA’s Asia-Pacific North and Japan Region and General Manager of RSA Security Japan LLC, said: “RSA has been operating in Japan since the 1990s, and during that time has changed its corporate structure, bringing new innovations to the market and helping Japan’s security-first pioneers protect against the most frequent and high-impact cyber attacks. This investment will provide Japanese organizations with even more options to operate securely in the cloud.”
RSA has been active in the Japanese market as various corporate entities for over 25 years. The current RSA Security Japan LLC was established in 2020 as an independent company from Dell Technologies, Inc. Since then, RSA has provided organizations with the cybersecurity capabilities they need to operate securely. This investment will help businesses and organizations secure cloud environments that pose high security risks. According to IBM research, moving to the cloud is one of the biggest drivers of increased financial harm from breaches. The study also reported that the most common cloud breaches “involved data that spanned multiple environments, including cloud and on-premises.” About RSA
The AI-powered RSA Unified Identity Platform provides the world’s most secure environment to protect your organization from today’s and tomorrow’s highest-risk cyberattacks. RSA provides the identity intelligence, authentication, access, governance and lifecycle capabilities you need to prevent threats, ensure access, and achieve compliance. More than 9,000 security-focused organizations rely on RSA solutions to manage more than 60 million identities across
on-premises, hybrid, and multicloud environments. For more
information, please visit https://www.rsa.com/ja/homepage/.
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