Macnica signs domestic distributor contract with Wiz - Visualizing complex cloud risks and helping to strengthen cloud security across the enterprise -

Macnica (headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter referred to as Macnica) announced today that it has signed a distributor agreement for Japan with Wiz Cloud Japan Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Japan Representative: Nao Yamanaka; hereinafter referred to as Wiz).

■ Background | Cloud shift and increasing security complexity
In recent years, with the spread of digital transformation and remote work, corporate IT systems and development environments are rapidly shifting to cloud services, and cloud utilization is becoming more common. In many cases, cloud services are operated individually on a department or project basis, making risk management across the entire company difficult, and the scope of security has expanded to include misconfigurations and permission settings, making it impossible for traditional IT department-centred security operations to keep up. In fact, many companies are facing the following challenges:
・Unable to see where cloud risks lie
Too many alerts and no way to prioritize
・Development, operations, and security responses are disconnected

In this situation, there is a high risk of cloud incidents occurring, and the impact will not be limited to the IT department, but the entire company will be held responsible. In order to prevent damages and damage to the company's image, cloud security has become a management issue that must be addressed by the entire company, not just the IT department.

■ "Wiz" visualizes a company's complex cloud risks on a single platform
Wiz is a cloud security platform that visualizes cloud risks across the board and identifies issues that require immediate action. By comprehensively analyzing risks lurking in cloud environments, such as vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, and visualizing possible routes of attack, Wiz enables prioritization of security responses and rapid response.

● Visualize cloud risks across the organization
Risks such as vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and attack paths are displayed in an intuitive GUI, making it easy to understand where and what risks exist in the clouds distributed within an organization.
● You can focus only on the “real risks”
It correlates various risks on the cloud, automatically extracts risks that are directly linked to actual attacks, and presents them in order of priority. Operators can focus on the risks that truly need to be addressed, without being overwhelmed by a large number of alerts.
● All teams work together on one platform
Each team, including development, security, and SOC, can check and execute information and actions according to their respective roles on the same screen and in the same way. All functions, such as vulnerability management, visualization of misconfigurations, identification of attack paths, and threat detection, are integrated into one tool, creating an environment that makes it easy for teams to work together across roles.

Commenting on this announcement, Nao Yamanaka, Representative Director of Wiz Cloud Japan, said:
"Macnica is known for its outstanding technological capabilities and innovation, and we look forward to providing Wiz's advanced security features to a wide range of companies through its sales network. Through this partnership, we will effectively solve the cloud security challenges our customers face and strongly support their business growth. Together with Macnica, we aim to realize safer and more efficient cloud utilization for our customers in Japan."

Macnica Through the provision of Wiz, MJS will strengthen its support for security measures in the IT environments that support customers' services and businesses themselves. Utilizing the wealth of support experience and knowledge that we have accumulated over many years in the field of cloud and container security, we will accompany our customers in their utilization of Wiz, from verification, implementation, construction, to operational support, in collaboration with our partners. In addition, we will contribute to business growth and the development of society as a whole by providing an environment in which customers can utilize the cloud with peace of mind, including cooperation with products handled by Macnica.

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