Macnica provides "CrowdStrike Falcon®︎ Complete" to major auto parts manufacturer F-Tech to support the establishment of a 24/365 incident response system - Meets the high security requirements of the automotive industry and also reduces IT workload and costs -

Macnica (headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter referred to as Macnica), a total Services & Solutions provider in semiconductors, networks, cybersecurity, and AI/IoT, announced today that it has provided CrowdStrike Falcon® Complete, a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service included in the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, to F-Tech, Inc. (headquarters: Kuki, Saitama Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Fukuda Yuichi; hereinafter referred to as F-Tech), a major automotive parts manufacturer affiliated with Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

■ History of building the CrowdStrike Falcon platform
Due to changes in work styles after the corona crisis, the number of cases of targeted attacks has increased, and the Automobile Manufacturers Association's security guidelines* have been revised. I made it Therefore, F-tech, which has many group companies in Japan and overseas, decided to introduce the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, which can combine multiple products with one agent and improve security maturity. Due to the lack of know-how and human resources in the event of an incident, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR, an XDR (eXtended Detection and Response) service that is effective and boasts overwhelming detection accuracy in the event of an incident, and intrusion prevention As a countermeasure, we adopted NGAV (next-generation antivirus) CrowdStrike Falcon Prevent. In addition, in order to respond to alerts from these products in a timely and appropriate manner, we have additionally introduced the MDR service CrowdStrike Falcon Complete and built the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.

What is CrowdStrike Falcon Complete?
CrowdStrike Falcon Complete is a threat detection and incident response service for CrowdStrike's security products. CrowdStrike's CrowdStrike Falcon Complete team is working on CrowdStrike Falcon Insight XDR (EDR/XDR), CrowdStrike Falcon Prevent (NGAV), and CrowdStrike Falcon We provide professional protection and management of Discover on your behalf, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The CrowdStrike Falcon Complete team is constantly aligned with the threat hunting and threat intelligence teams to provide insight into advanced cyber threats.

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■ Effects of introduction
By introducing CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, F-tech was able to establish the advanced information security required by the automotive industry. The following three points are mentioned as specific effects.
1. We were able to build a 24-hour, 365-day incident response system.
2. Simple incident management is now possible on the management console.
3. Since it is provided in a completely cloud format, it has led to a reduction in the workload and costs when updating licenses.

■ Future prospects
F-tech is promoting the deployment of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform for domestic and overseas group companies, and in the future, by utilizing the multi-tenant function that can be grouped by base, daily operations will be distributed to each base. We aim to build a system that can provide appropriate support from the head office.

In providing CrowdStrike product, which has a large number of functions and the amount of information that can be obtained, Macnica provided customer-oriented support, including creating a unique procedure manual for verification work. We will continue to support Japanese companies in strengthening their security by leveraging our detailed technical support and support capabilities that are close to our customers.

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* Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association "Automotive Industry Cyber Security Guidelines"
: https://www.jama.or.jp/operation/it/cyb_sec/cyb_sec_guideline.html 

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