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Darktrace and SB C&S: A New Era in Cybersecurity in Japan

In a significant partnership, Darktrace Limited, a global leader in cybersecurity powered by artificial intelligence, has entered a distributor agreement with SB C&S Corporation, a key player in the IT distribution sphere within Japan. This collaboration will enable the introduction of Darktrace's cutting-edge ActiveAI Security Platform to businesses across Japan, beginning on August 20, 2025.

The Importance of AI in Cybersecurity

As cyber threats evolve with alarming speed, fueled by advancements in AI, automation, and an increase in criminal activities often referred to as Crime as a Service (CaaS), the frequency of cybersecurity incidents has become a critical challenge for organizations. As the need to preemptively identify threats intensifies, cybersecurity teams are increasingly seeking ways to enhance their capability to protect their organizations efficiently and swiftly. The necessity for automation, which facilitates quicker and more effective responses, has never been more paramount than it is today.

Darktrace's offerings continuously learn from and adapt to an organization’s digital infrastructure, enabling real-time detection of anomalies across various environments, including networks, clouds, emails, and endpoints. Thanks to this innovative approach, the average time needed to detect and isolate intrusions has drastically decreased from several hours to mere seconds, significantly alleviating the burden on administrators to respond to alerts.

The ActiveAI Security Platform

The ActiveAI Security Platform, to be handled by SB C&S, includes the Cyber AI Analyst, an AI-based agent that automates advanced investigation processes based on the standards of Security Operation Center Level 2, executing analyses equivalent to about 50,000 hours of full-time employee work annually. This extraordinary capability allows companies to streamline their security operations while achieving cost reductions and maintaining advanced threat response capabilities. The platform is attractive to a wide range of industries, including finance, public services, healthcare, and manufacturing, all seeking to bolster their defenses against ransomware and insider threats.

The partnership with SB C&S will bolster Darktrace's already strong cybersecurity portfolio, utilizing its unique self-learning AI to understand and navigate the operational intricacies of varied IT environments. The technology employs a multilayered AI approach using machine learning, deep learning, LLM, and natural language processing to identify and mitigate both known and emerging cyber threats. With a sales network reaching about 15,000 companies across Japan, SB C&S is poised to deliver Darktrace’s products to assist enterprises in enhancing their security during this era of AI adoption.

Key Features of Darktrace

• - AI-driven Self-learning and Threat Detection: By basing detection on organizations' unique normal behaviors, it eliminates the need for rule adjustments to identify both known and zero-day attacks, as well as insider threats.
• - Rapid Automated Response: Once a threat is detected, the system can limit or isolate target communications within seconds of detection, minimizing damage without disrupting operations.
• - Summarization of Attack Causality: The AI analyzes and clearly summarizes attack origins and trajectories, substantially reducing investigation workload and false positives, thus enabling security analysts to respond swiftly.
• - Support for Diverse Environments: It caters to on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, allowing physical, virtual, and cloud sensors to be deployed under a single license without additional investment.
• - Reduction in Security Operation Burden: Automated threat detection and response reduce dependency on continuous rule adjustment within the Security Operation Center (SOC), alleviating workforce shortages and operational strains.

Moving Forward

As cyber threats are continually evolving, the need for strong, AI-driven cybersecurity solutions is more critical now than ever. Yoshimasa Tai, Country Manager and Head of Sales for Darktrace Japan, expressed confidence that this partnership with SB C&S will reinforce security measures for numerous companies in Japan. With both organizations combining their knowledge and offerings, they aim to streamline security operations for everyone, from security analysts to Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).

Hironori Nagatani, Executive Officer and Head of the ICT Business Division at SB C&S, noted the honor of entering a distributor agreement with a leading company like Darktrace in the cybersecurity field. He emphasized that the integration of Darktrace’s self-learning AI engine, capable of continuously grasping the entirety of a customer's IT environment, will empower businesses in their digital transformation (DX) endeavors and fortify resilience against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.

Conclusion

With this strategic partnership, Darktrace and SB C&S are not just offering security solutions—they are redefining how businesses in Japan can protect themselves in a world where cyber threats are ever-evolving. Organizations aiming to enhance their cybersecurity postures will greatly benefit from the innovative solutions brought forth by this collaboration.

For more detailed information about Darktrace's products, please visit the official website. For inquiries, you can contact Darktrace Japan at [email protected].