The challenge is how to strengthen website security

The automobile industry is one of fierce competition among manufacturers around the world. With the advent of a revolutionary era of “CASE” (Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Services, Electric), the movement toward new innovation is accelerating. Under these circumstances, Aisin, a global auto parts manufacturer, has a particularly strong presence.

Based on the principle of "Quality First," the company provides a diverse range of products in the areas of powertrain, driving safety, vehicle body, aftermarket, L&E, and CSS (Connected & Sharing Solution). In April 2021, we will implement a management integration with Aisin AW, the core company of the group, and are trying to make a further leap forward.

This time, the company has strengthened the security of websites operated by its headquarters and group companies. Hiroyuki Oonishi, who is in charge of the Security Service Team, Information Security Promotion Office, Group Management Division, Group Management Headquarters, explained the background of the initiative, saying, "As long as we operate a public website, we cannot avoid attacks such as DDoS and bots, so we need to focus on web security. “I think we need to strengthen it further,” he said.

Adopted Imperva Cloud WAF considering deployment to group

The company had implemented security measures in the past, but decided to introduce a new WAF (Web Application Firewall) to further strengthen security for web applications. However, the issue here is that the company is a global manufacturing company that operates all over the world. The Aisin Group consists of 13 major companies alone, and about 215 companies including domestic and overseas subsidiaries. Moreover, the information security promotion office at the head office is solely responsible for the security of these group companies. …

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