Macnica signs agency agreement with JumpCloud, an ID and device management platform, and releases Macnica unique ID operations management service, "Marugoto ID Security" - Supporting IT and security operations for small and medium-sized enterprises -

Macnica (headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter Macnica) announced today that it has entered into a distributorship agreement with JumpCloud Inc. (headquarters: Louisville, Colorado, USA; CEO: Rajat Bhargava; hereinafter JumpCloud), which provides SSO, MFA and password management on a single platform, and will release "Marugoto ID Security," Macnica 's unique ID operations management service for SaaS usage, with JumpCloud's technology at its core. This service is the first in Macnica 's "Comprehensive IT Support Services," which provide support for the IT and security operations of small and medium-sized enterprises, and will be rolled out with additional service menus in the future.

In recent years, the use of cloud services and SaaS has progressed, and the methods of accessing internal information have become more diverse. Companies are being asked to build infrastructure environments that are conscious of zero trust, so that they can carry out their work safely and securely anytime, anywhere. However, it is not easy for IT departments to continue to build infrastructure environments that fully consider security risks in an environment that changes every day. Many small and medium-sized enterprises, in particular, find it difficult to consider IT operations and security measures due to a lack of in-house IT personnel, knowledge, and skills.
By collaborating with JumpCloud, which has a global track record of implementing ID and device management platforms, Macnica will resolve various issues related to ID management operations and lead customers' IT environments to modern, zero-trust conscious environments.

JumpCloud Overview
JumpCloud is a one-platform solution that solves your ID and device management challenges with the following three functions:

① Migrate authentication infrastructure from on-premise to cloud-native environment
By shifting the authentication infrastructure (Active Directory, etc.) that was built on-premise to the cloud, we provide an environment where employees can safely access all systems used within the company, regardless of their place of work, according to their role or department, etc. At the same time, we resolve issues that were a burden on IT departments, such as maintenance and security measures for the authentication infrastructure.

② SSO and MFA enhance security without compromising employee convenience
SSO (Single Sign On) provides an environment where employees can access internal systems without using multiple accounts and passwords. This makes it possible to improve security without compromising employee convenience. In addition, by using MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication), it is possible to restrict access to important systems.

3. All-in-one provision of necessary functions
By providing all authentication functions that form the basis of security measures, such as ID management, SSO, MFA, and password management, on a single platform, there is no need to introduce multiple tools, which is expected to increase the efficiency of IT management tasks and reduce costs.

Commenting on the announcement, Daniel Nguyen, Head of Asia Pacific and Japan at JumpCloud said:
"We are pleased to have Macnica join the Company partner community. Today's hybrid and remote work situations continue to challenge businesses to stay productive and safe. With Macnica as a partner, JumpCloud will continue our mission to enable employees to work securely from anywhere."

■ "Marugoto ID Security" ID operation and management service for SaaS usage
This is a service for small and medium-sized enterprises that utilizes JumpCloud and focuses on ID management and authentication. ID management and authentication are essential to achieving zero trust, and require advanced skills and knowledge, but it is difficult for the IT departments of small and medium-sized enterprises, where each employee's work is often diverse, to manage everything in-house. Macnica will use the knowledge it has gained from providing support in the field of ID management and authentication to determine priorities and provide a best-practice ID management and authentication environment, taking into consideration each company's costs, market conditions, impact on users' work, and operability.

① Implementing a modern ID management and authentication system
To achieve a higher level of security, we use JumpCloud to implement an advanced cloud-based ID management and authentication system. All you have to do is provide information about the SaaS you use, and Macnica will handle all the implementation work. By combining security functions such as MFA and password management, you can improve your company's security level while increasing the efficiency of authentication.

(2) Adding, changing, and deleting employees to the JumpCloud directory and setting up integration with SaaS
Macnica Macnica provides expert support for ID management operations, including the registration, modification, and deletion of employee information (IDs), as well as SaaS integration settings, due to periodic personnel and organizational changes, and the entrance and departure of employees, By undertaking various operations for ID management, reduces the burden on your IT system administrators and mitigates security risks associated with misconfigurations or omissions in SaaS account access rights and other settings.

③ Providing a help desk for employees
Macnica will handle various authentication-related inquiries from employees, reducing the burden on IT system administrators.

Macnica will launch this service as the first in its proprietary "IT Complete Support Service," Macnica provides hands-on support for IT and security operations.

＜Overview of "IT Complete Support Service" and "Complete ID Security"＞

Macnica We are planning to offer a series of services to support the information system department in resolving the shortage of human resources and reducing workload, such as device and cloud security and document management services, as part of our IT total support service, We will contribute to corporate growth by raising the level of security while reducing the man-hours and workload of companies.

[Recruiting unpaid monitor companies]
We are looking for test companies that can use Marugoto ID Security for free for three months. The target customers are the following:
- Customers who manually register employee information or create SaaS accounts
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (with around 500 employees) who have not yet implemented tools related to SSO, MFA, or password management
- Customers who have already implemented SSO, MFA, and password management but are experiencing operational issues

[For more information on Marugoto ID Security, click here]
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