Takenaka introduces DeCYFIR for real-time Cyber Threats

Takenaka Corporation has adopted “DeCYFIR,” a platform that comprehensively visualizes cyber threats and risks. Cypherma, which provides the service, announced the adoption on July 23rd. The platform visualizes external cyber threats, prepares for possible attacks and cyber risks, and is used to strengthen the organization’s cybersecurity. Takenaka Corporation has set “a vision for 2030 through digital transformation,” and has built a “construction digital platform” as a foundation for centrally accumulating all data related to the business, such as project work, human resources, and accounting in the entire construction process from sales to design, production, and maintenance, and utilizing it with AI and other methods. However, the number of systems used by external parties has increased through collaboration with customers and partner companies, and the need to protect all systems from external attacks has increased.

Previously, vulnerability detection was performed on systems that were made public outside the company, but some detections, such as public ports, were performed manually, which sometimes delayed the detection of ports that were mistakenly made public outside the company. The company confirmed that unauthorized access attempts were occurring continuously on such assets, and felt that there were limits to what could be detected and handled manually. In light of this, the importance of automatic vulnerability detection through attack surface management (ASM) has increased, and the company considered introducing DeCYFIR. DeCYFIR enables automatic detection of not only vulnerabilities in externally exposed assets but also public ports, improving real-time detection. In addition, the high detection accuracy and Cipherma’s implementation support made it possible to find public assets that had not been noticed before.

In the construction industry, projects are carried out simultaneously at many sites, so it is not easy to detect vulnerabilities in all assets, including those at the site level, and the company feels that DeCYFIR’s ASM is functioning effectively. The deciding factors for selecting DeCYFIR were its excellent cost performance and ease of use. The company considered introducing DeCYFIR three years ago, but decided against it. This time, the company decided to introduce it after comprehensively evaluating the system’s improved operability, high vulnerability detection performance, and comprehensive support system.

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Masanori Suzuki of Takenaka Corporation‘s Digital Department said, “As our digital transformation progresses and our digital environment becomes more advanced and complex, the importance of asset management and vulnerability management, which are the foundations of security measures, is increasing. CYFIRMA plays a major role in ensuring the implementation of these basic measures, thereby increasing the effectiveness of our security strategy.”

SOURCE: Yahoo