Vectra AI Japan Co., Ltd.
“Entetsu Group”, which develops comprehensive lifestyle industry in Hamamatsu City, adopts Vectra AI’s NDR
We aim to fully respond to cyber threats through accurate
visualization, accurate operation and management of corporate networks that support transportation businesses as social infrastructure and service businesses that enrich consumers’ lives.
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Vectra AI Japan Co., Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of Vectra AI (Headquarters: San Jose, California, CEO: Hitesh Seth), a pioneer in AI-driven cyber threat detection and response for hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises – https://www.vectra –ai.com/jp/about- (Address: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan Country Lead: Mototake Sasaki) is a company that operates from transportation businesses such as railways and buses to general lifestyle industries mainly in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Entetsu Group Co., Ltd. –
https://www.entetsu.co.jp/ – (Headquarters: Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, President and CEO Koji Maruyama) is using Vectra AI’s NDR (network announced that it has adopted a detection/response solution.
[Image: https://prtimes.jp/i/108014/14/resize/d108014-14-d767dfcd045a9b025877-0.jpg&s3=108014-14-3d48b2310afed2597a038be3ba9f1548-1057×214.jpg] The Entetsu Group, which was founded in western Shizuoka Prefecture in 1943, has a management philosophy of “contributing to society as a comprehensive lifestyle industry that moves hand in hand with the local community.”Currently, 17 group companies (approximately 300 locations) are involved in transportation and retail businesses. We are expanding our business from multiple angles including service business, mobility service business, real estate business, wellness business, and others.
Background of introduction
●Entetsu System Service Co., Ltd., which handles the IT department of the Entetsu Group, promotes the group’s diverse business development and digitalization, while safely operating the wide variety of data and hardware owned by the group. Therefore, we have been using other companies’ NDR products since 2020, mainly as anti-virus protection. ●Amid these circumstances, the Network Development Division of the Group Information Systems Department of Entetsu System Service Co., Ltd. is aware of the need for countermeasures against the recent increase in the number of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks such as ransomware, and is currently implementing measures to improve software and hardware at group companies. The need to strengthen network security was increasing due to the diversification of software.
●Therefore, Entetsu System Services will begin collecting information on cybersecurity countermeasure solutions from July 2023 in order to enhance the visualization function of incidents on the group’s network and strengthen security measures, and in the same year We decided to switch to Vectra AI’s NDR product in September, and began preparations for its introduction in October.
Key points that led Entetsu Group to adopt Vectra AI’s NDR
1) High evaluation by third-party organizations and solid corporate structure ●In a report by ITR, which conducts market research on IT companies in Japan, Vectra AI was recognized for its track record of capturing the top domestic share in the NDR market (forecast for 2020 to 2022) for three consecutive years.
2) Global level high cyber threat detection accuracy in accordance with MITER guidelines
●Vectra AI provides information integration and correlation analysis capabilities including supervised machine learning. With Vectra AI, it is possible to quickly and accurately respond to cyber threats through API collaboration with EDR (endpoint detection and response). ● Vectra AI’s unique AI-driven Attack Signal Intelligence detects, reports, and responds only to risks with a large impact, allowing security personnel to respond more accurately.
●Easy to replace as the installation configuration is the same and detailed settings and tuning are not required at the time of installation.
Mamoru Ishihara, Deputy General Manager of Group Information Systems Department and Manager of Network Development Division, Entetsu System Service Co., Ltd., said, “The Entetsu Group, which provides local social infrastructure centered on transportation, is unable to respond to cyber attacks that are becoming more sophisticated and faster. , was looking for a highly scalable and highly available solution that could meet future security needs, and Macnica, a primary distributor in Japan, suggested Vectra AI. In addition to its high technical performance, the comprehensive implementation support provided by Macnica and Vectra AI was a deciding factor in our decision to use it.”
Yusuke Kobayashi, President of Macnica Networks Company, said, “The Entetsu Group’s adoption of Vectra AI’s NDR has enabled us to achieve highly accurate threat detection using AI, improving the group’s security. We are very happy to have been able to contribute to strengthening the security measures.We will continue to support the Entetsu Group in strengthening their security measures by making full use of our extensive experience and knowledge regarding cyber security. I’m coming.”
Mototake Sasaki, Japan Country Lead for Vectra AI Japan Co., Ltd., said, “The Entetsu Group has adopted Vectra AI’s NDR for
high-performance cybersecurity. The group, which operates various businesses, is required to respond to the security needs of each business type.It is also important to reduce the burden on security personnel as much as possible.By operating Vectra AI NDR, We will continue to resolve these issues and support future security enhancements.”
About Entetsu Group
The Entetsu Group started out in the transportation business, such as railways and buses, and now operates as a comprehensive lifestyle industry in a variety of fields that contribute to the lives of local communities. This is the “unique ability” of the Entetsu Group. We continue to take on the challenge of creating new value through synergies between companies, such as providing services across the group and expanding into new businesses that meet customers’ current needs. This not only makes a greater contribution to the region, but also improves the corporate value of the Entetsu Group as a whole. About Vectra AI
Vectra AI is a leader in detecting, investigating, and responding to hybrid attacks. Vectra AI Platform provides unified signals across public cloud, SaaS, identity, and data center networks in a single platform. Vectra AI’s patented Attack Signal Intelligence (TM) enables security teams to rapidly detect, prioritize, investigate, and respond to cutting-edge hybrid cyberattacks. With 35 patents on AI-driven detection and the most vendor references in MITER D3FEND,
organizations around the world trust the Vectra AI platform and MDR services to move at the speed and scale of hybrid attackers. . For more information, please visit https://ja.vectra.ai/.
About Macnica Co., Ltd.
Macnica is a service and solution company that handles a total range of the latest technologies, with semiconductors and cybersecurity as its core. We operate in 81 locations in 23 countries/regions around the world, and utilize the technological capabilities and global network we have cultivated over our 50-year history to discover, propose, and implement cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IoT, and autonomous driving. Masu.
About Macnica: www.macnica.co.jp
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