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RSA Security Japan Ltd.
Motex Co., Ltd.
Otsuka Corporation
Quality Corporation
Citrix Systems Japan K. K.
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Trend Micro, Inc.
Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
Microsoft Corporation
An alliance of the nine firms noted below has been formed for "studying, suggesting and proposing definite security management plans for general enterprises" for the first time in the industry. This alliance will provide free diagnosis related to information security that has become the most important task in recent corporate management so as to enable customers to establish security policies based on appropriate countermeasures proposed against possible information disclosure. This will facilitate security actions in enterprises so as to greatly reduce social problems resulting from personal and corporate data disclosures.
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RSA Security Japan Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Osamu Yamano)
Motex Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Suita-shi, Osaka; President: Tetsuo Takagi)
Otsuka Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yuji Otsuka)
Quality Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Seiji Ura)
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroshi Hirano)
Citrix Systems Japan K. K. (Head Office: Meguro-ku, Tokyo; President: Masatoshi Tanaka)
Trend Micro, Inc. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Steve Chang)
Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; CEO & President: Takeo Ogawa)
Microsoft Corporation (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO & President: Michael Rawding)
This first alliance in the industry will establish the "Security Standard" for various points of business (Internet, information servers, open sites, etc.) and propose definite solutions and management method to protect enterprises from the danger of information disclosure. The Security Standard conforms to JIS X 5080, the domestic security standard based on IT. The alliance will also provide advice and consultations from legal viewpoints.
Personal information disclosures occurring successively in recent years are bringing about great impacts on corporate management. Security has now become the task given the top priority in many companies. Regardless of the warning advocated through mass media, no definite security policies have been established as yet. Furthermore, there is no comprehensive product that can prevent information disclosure by itself. As a result, many enterprises are looking for a sound solution. An enterprise that provides the optimum product, overall solution and definite action plans is strongly needed under the present situations. To satisfy such a demand, the nine firms have come to form an alliance for implementing security solutions.
With regard to this alliance, we have received comprehensive, definite advice from Mr. Jiro Makino, a lawyer well versed in IT related lawsuit countermeasures. He commented as follows: "We, at Makino General Law Office, welcome the birth of this alliance for security protection. Information disclosure has been adding to its importance so much to endanger the existence of corporations. Almost all enterprises, however, will be at a loss where to start their actions concerning this matter. We hope that this alliance of nine companies will serve as the gateway to the solution of this problem."
In the future, we plan to increase partner companies by strengthening the linkage with the nine firms as the core. We will also study to provide ASP services mainly for enterprises of medium and minor standings to enable more companies to establish sound security systems. The solution planned by the alliance this time is roughly as illustrated below.
1/ Security Solution Chart 2/ Personal authentication by one-time password 3/ Security training
4/ Network log management 5/ Antivirus 6/ Network technology base
7/ Security measures by encryption 8/ Terminal operation management
9/ Ensuring security using thin clients
10/ Prohibition of information carrying-out and prevention of disclosure if carried out
11/ Sompo Japan
12/ "Personal information handling business insurance" in preparation for damage due to accidental personal information disclosure
2. Data encryption against accidental disclosure a Hibun (HitachiSoft)
3. Network access log as key internal measure a LanScopeCat (Motex)
4. Guard against illegal network use by means of personal authentication RSA SecurID (RSA Security)
5. Appropriate PCs and their maintenance and operation management, document access right management QNDa/DKS (Quality Corp.)
6. Implementing secure access control infrastructure Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite (Citrix Systems Japan)
7. Document information security enhancement Windows Rights Management Services for Windows ServerTH 2003 and Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 (Microsoft)
8. Document information security enhancement Windows Rights Management Services for Windows ServerTH 2003 and Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003 (Microsoft)
9. Guard against unexpected damage due to accidental personal information disclosure Insurance for personal information handling businesses (Sompo Japan)
10. Security training and consultation a SEA/J, SBA (Otsuka Corporation)
Independent security system construction by enterprises (especially of medium and minor standings) is much more difficult than is expected. This neutral alliance not dependent on individual manufacturers will, therefore, provide the optimum solution in each category required for the construction and management.
2) Providing employee training by SEA/J
Security training for employees delayed in implementation will be given as the introductory security course not dependent on the manufacturer and provided by SEA/J.
3) Study for development and provision of point-system security insurance
It will be studied to develop and offer a new security insurance product that reflect the total of evaluation points set for each security system component in the insurance premium and compensation amount.
4) Simple security diagnosis will be provided by a virtual think tank.
The virtual think tank as the integral one-stop organization of the three groups will respond to user inquiries. Highly skilled solutions including IT consulting will be provided by integrating the security know-how accumulated in each member firm.
5) The nine-company alliance will start the three following work groups.
a) Unified management console
Unification of the interface for system management consoles provided by nine companies will be studied with an aim to standardize the management console agent specifications in the future. b) Integrated user management The linkage level with the directory service will be established for seamless linkage among system user managements provided by applied companies.
c) Unified log format
The system log format adding to its importance in pursuit of traceability will be unified, with clarification of basic items common to individual systems and extension items specific to each system. In the future, unified log management as well as development and provision of common reporter functions will be attained. (2) Action standard work group
This group will establish the solution standard for each of the Internet, open site and server zones, with JIS X 5080 and JIS Q 1500 as guidelines.
(3) Promotion work group
This group will promote use of the security solutions using the products of nine allied companies to activate the security market.
Virtual Think Tank TEL: 03-3514-7585
[Contact Addresses of Individual Allied Companies]Marketing Administration Division, RSA Security Japan Ltd.
Tel: 03-5222-5240 Fax: 03-5222-5270 E-mail: tshimamiya@rsasecurity.com
IT Planning Section, CS Promotion Department, Motex Co., Ltd.
Tel: 06-4861-8989 Fax: 06-4861-8977 E-mail: motex@motex.co.jp
Planning & PR Section, Corporate Planning Dept. Otsuka Corporation
Tel: 03-3514-7102 Fax: 03-3514-7104 E-mail: koho@otsuka-shokai.co.jp
Marketing Division, Quality Corporation
Tel: 03-5275-6123 Fax: 03-5275-6130 E-mail: mk@quality.co.jp
Marketing Communications, Citrix Systems Japan K.K.
Tel: 03-5740-2816 Fax: 03-5740-2856 E-mail: pr_mktg@citrix.co.jp
PR Section, Corporate Communication Planning Department, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
Tel: 03-3349-3722 Fax: 03-3349-4681 E-mail: HShinjin@sompo-japan.co.jp
PR Group, Marketing Communication Section, Trend Micro, Inc.
Tel: 03-5334-3658 Fax: 03-5334-3648 E-mail: pressweb@trendmicro.co.jp
Tel for publication: 03-5334-3650
Corporate Planning Dept (PR), Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tel: 03-5780-6450 Fax: 03-5780-6455 E-mail: press@hitachisoft.jp
Corporate Communications Dept., Microsoft Corporation
TEL: 03-4523-3210 FAX: 03-4523-3209 E-mail: mskkpr@microsoft.com
