Cyber Security Cloud, Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan, President/CEO: Hikaru Ohno) announced today that, as of September 2019, the cumulative total number of websites protected by their cloud-based WAF "Shadankun", now exceed over 10,000.

■ Background
Since December 2015, the “Cyber Security Management Guidelines”, formulated by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, have provided guidelines on required security measures for affiliated companies, supply chain business partners, and IT system management subcontractors. Cybersecurity for companies is broadly classified into “Internal Security” and “Web Security” and, in recent years, web security has become the main point of focus, with cyberattacks causing most of the problems directly related to corporate management risks.

Against this background, the overall security market, which is expected to reach over US$ 5.3 billion¹ by 2022, has the highest growth rate in the field of “Web Security”, with WAF (Web Application Firewall) being the strongest driver for SaaS products.

As demand is expanding against the backdrop of diversifying cyber-attack damage, such as DDoS attacks and ransomware, it is seen not only in traditional large-scale organizations but also in small and medium-sized businesses.

■ The factors behind the cumulative total no. of websites exceeding 10,000
Cyber Security Cloud has expanded its presence in the cloud-based WAF service market by being able to quickly respond to new vulnerabilities, as well as developing a function for automating the process of application from its website. Other than that, steadily increasing activities for strengthening alliances with sales partners also lead to an increase in the number of sites where “Shadankun” is installed.

In PR activities, CSC promoted activities to further expand the market by working on web video advertisements using famous artists, exhibiting at Information Security EXPOs, and by strengthening security reports by their top-class security engineers. As of May 31, 2019, the cloud-based WAF "Shadankun" was ranked first in Japan² in terms of adoption rate.

Recently, with the advancement of cyber-attacks on web systems with the advancement of internet technology and AI technology, CSC has developed and started operating a new attack detection AI engine “Cyneural” using deep learning. In the future, CSC aims to install “Cyneural” in “Shadankun”, further improving its operational accuracy and proceed with development to deal with unknown attacks in real-time.

About Cloud-based WAF “Shadankun”
Cloud-based WAF “Shadankun” is a web security service that detects and blocks cyber-attacks on websites and web servers by quickly responding to the latest threats utilizing the world's leading cyber threat intelligence team “Cyhorus”. Also, it has been ranked No. 1 in Japan² in terms of adoption rate.

About Cyber Security Cloud, Inc.
With an aim to create a secure cyberspace that people around the world can use safely, Cyber Security Cloud provides web application security services worldwide using the world's leading cyber threat intelligence and AI technology. CSC is also certified as the 7th AWS WAF Managed Rules Seller in the world by AWS (Amazon Web Service) which boasts a 34%³ global cloud market share.

As a leading cybersecurity company, CSC plans to continue to strive to improve and develop new technologies and aim to be a company that can deliver effective security solutions to contribute to the information revolution.

¹: Data based on "2018 Network Security Business Survey" by Fuji Chimera Research Institute
²: Market research on “cloud-based WAF service” [Investigated by ESP Research Institute] (Data as of June 16th, 2019) (Survey from May 2019 - June 2019)
³: Cloud Infrastructure Services Market Share Growth Report "The Leading Cloud Providers Continue to Run Away with the Market" by Synergy Research Group

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