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Maintaining security and privacy
The security that IIJ provides
In today's advanced information society, ensuring information security is an essential issue that cannot be ignored. As a leading provider of the Internet, an infrastructure that supports daily life, IIJ recognizes the importance of this issue and offers optimal security-related services based on our wealth of expertise and capabilities cultivated as an ISP. We are working toward a world in which the protection of every Internet user's privacy and security is the norm.
wizSafe, a brand that collectively refers to IIJ's security initiatives, signifies our stance of delivering Safety (Safe) on the Internet along With (wiz=with) users, applying the wisdom (wiz=wisdom) of experienced engineers (wiz=wizards).
Under the wizSafe brand, IIJ offers multi-point security, or a combination of multiple security measures, and contributes to increasing the security level of corporate networks with highly effective security strategies to protect customers' systems from a range of external and internal threats.
High quality security service
IIJ proposes the optimal security measures for its customers from the perspective of integrated operations based on the high level of technological and comprehensive capabilities we have cultivated as an ISP.
We provide multi-point security that combines multiple measures to protect customer systems from various external and internal threats.
Operational structure that ensures high security
Security Operations Center (SOC) that protects customers' networks
IIJ operates the Security Operations Center (SOC), a facility that takes advantage of our expertise in security that we have developed over many years. The SOC responds to security incidents that occur on customers' IT systems by combining automatic monitoring with big data and advanced risk analyses conducted by analysts.
Privacy protection initiatives
Provide help with complying with local privacy protection regulations around the world
The latest IT, such as AI that is handling enormous volumes of data that more and more frequently contains personal information. In addition, society is requiring more privacy-conscious information handling than ever, including how to deal with the cookies used for tracking web browsing history.
An increasing number of countries, such as the US, China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore, have implemented privacy protection regulations along with strict penal provisions that mirror the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implemented in May 2018. In 2020, the "Amendment Act of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, etc." will be promulgated in Japan, and enforced in April 1, 2022.
IIJ offers consulting services to help protect personal data in manner that complies with the regulations of each country and to support you in conducting business safely. In addition, we also provide specialist support with our Data Protection Officer, EU Representative Outsourcing Services for GDPR, and Incident Management and Support Service to mitigate the risks of financial penalties and reputational harm.
Knowledge sharing
Security information distribution
IIJ publishes news on our official blog and regularly publishes technical reports to share knowledge and expertise acquired through our daily service operations and research activities.
Participation in industry associations
As a member of various security-related associations, IIJ contributes to improving Japan's overall security capabilities through incident (*) information sharing, discussion, and responses of incident (*), and human resource development.
- (*)Incident: events such as virus infections and information leaks that could lead to serious accidents.
Support for developing security experts
Cyber investigator training support
To help with cybercrime investigations and prevention activities in our capacity as Internet security experts, IIJ cooperates with the police by sharing expertise and training investigators.
Providing a training course at the international conference
IIJ's security engineer team has served as lecturers at Black Hat USA.
IIJ Security Training School, Security Education Program
Engineers specializing in security pass on their advanced knowledge and skills, based on findings from their jobs which usually entail operating a security service and addressing sudden incidents while keeping an eye on the latest trends of cyberthreats. Mainly targeting security personnel of corporate information system divisions and personnel from CSIRT divisions, IIJ provides an extensive program encompassing basic and practical knowledge and supports the development of security specialists, who are in seriously short supply.
Some courses in the educational program are certified as special courses for registered information security specialists, which is positioned by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry as a specific course organized by private businesses and similar.
Developing information security human resources regionally
Many regional companies are facing a serious shortage of security personnel at a time when it is more necessary than ever for them to strengthen their information security management systems. This has made human resource development a challenge. To respond to these circumstances, the Kyushu Branch of IIJ supports the development of information security personnel by accepting staff loaned from our regional customer companies.
- The Kyushu Branch of IIJ supports the development of information security personnel (Japanese text only)
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