NTT DATA Introduces New Global Cybersecurity Strategy to Help Clients Boost Protection Against Cyber Risks

Background

The consequences of cyber-attacks, including ransomware and supply chain attacks, are growing increasingly severe. For companies to expand their business globally while ensuring reliability, they need to strengthen security widely across all their global locations. However, it is a challenge for many companies to overcome differences in language, culture, laws and regulations, business environments, and employee security awareness, etc. to achieve a high level of security across the globe. Furthermore, there is a worldwide shortage of cybersecurity talents with industry knowledge and advanced technical skills. It is not easy even for many security firms to provide consistent services on a global scale, from the formulation of effective cybersecurity strategies, aligned with business strategies and diverse IT environments, to the implementation of security measures, security operations, and immediate response to emergencies.

Overview of Globally Unified Cybersecurity Strategy

NTT DATA is launching a globally unified cybersecurity strategy to provide one-stop support for organizations tackling cybersecurity challenges globally. NTT DATA has consolidated and standardized its long-accumulated cybersecurity expertise and evolved to consistently provide high value in end-to-end services on a global scale, from strategy to implementation of security measures, managed services, and crisis response.
NTT DATA's global cybersecurity services portfolio contains 15 globally unified technology domains⁵ to provide comprehensive coverage of corporate cyber risks and is designed to be composable and flexible which enables a combination of various service types and solutions. NTT DATA's global team of 7,500 professionals leverages the assets developed by combining best practices from various regions and supports customers in multiple countries by providing a homogeneous service globally. Working together with strategic partner companies that hold extensive track records globally in a wide range of technical fields, NTT DATA enhances the technology assets necessary for global service deployment. NTT DATA is also strengthening the development of experts in various technical fields and establishing a global delivery system through its Global Talent Development Program.² This provides the optimal solution for each client on a global scale while tailoring to local needs such as business and regulatory requirements.

Future Plans

NTT DATA is expanding its relationship with strategic partners in various technical fields to further enhance and expand its services, enabling a more efficient and quick service provision. By the end of FY2027, NTT DATA aims to increase the number of cybersecurity professionals to approximately 15,000 through its Global Talent Development Program. As a leading company, NTT DATA enhances the cyber resilience of our global client companies, supports their business transformation, and contributes to the realization of a safe and secure society.

Reference: Highlights of NTT DATA's Cybersecurity

For more than 30 years, NTT DATA has been driving the sustainable growth of the digital society by supporting critical social infrastructures such as government, finance, healthcare, telecommunications, and utilities in Japan and abroad with secure and reliable systems. As a company responsible for safe and secure social infrastructure, NTT DATA is also committed to ensuring its own security with a long track record of incident response through its own CSIRT organization and with the world's largest Zero Trust environment for all 190,000 group employees in 56 countries and regions. Furthermore, NTT DATA has been participating in government and industry cybersecurity initiatives, sharing cyber threat intelligence and best practices gained from years of experience and building a community of mutually trusted companies and organizations.

• * Gartner, Market Share Analysis: Managed Security Services, Worldwide, 2022, By, Travis Lee, Matt Milone, Mark Pohto, Rustam Malik, Published 19 May 2023. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Notes

1. A team that responds to security incidents to prevent them from occurring or to minimize damage when they do occur. The team collects and analyzes vulnerable information, takes emergency action when an incident occurs, and shares information, and collaborates with internal and external organizations.
2. Starting in July 2023, NTT DATA launched a talent development program that aims to globally develop security talents with equivalent advanced incident response capabilities, regardless of environment or country.
   NTT DATA Launches Security Management Outsourcing Service | NTT DATA
3. The following is a case study of how NTT DATA saved one of the world's leading manufacturers from a critical situation caused by a massive cyber-attack. The customer was hit by a ransomware attack that encrypted over 5,000 servers and various account credentials. All major IT systems were shut down, and the customer needed onsite support in over 80 countries. NTT DATA analyzed and contained the attack within 2 hours after the customer's initial call. In addition to recovering the systems and coordinating with authorities, over 140 consultants and engineers helped enhance the security posture to avoid a second attack by delivering end-to-end support from design to implementation and operation of security products and services in IT and OT.
4. Contingency response in the event of a cyber-attack, etc.
5. NTT DATA's global cybersecurity service consists of the following 15 technology domains: Security Architectures, Infrastructure Security, Endpoint Security, Data Security, Ethical Hacking, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Application Security, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management, OT/IIoT Security, Emerging Technologies, SOC Solutions, Threat Management, Anti Fraud, Physical Security.
6. NTT DATA has been conducting research and development on quantum computers from both offensive and defensive aspects of utilization and security.
   NTT DATA publishes a white paper summarizing points to remember when migrating to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) | NTT DATA Group
7. NTT announced that it will start offering its proprietary Japanese Large Language Model (LLM) "tsuzumi" to businesses aiming for operational efficiency and digital transformation (DX) promotion, starting from March 2024.
   NTT's Large Language Model "tsuzumi" is Here! | NTT STORY | NTT (group.ntt)

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA – a part of NTT Group – is a trusted global innovator of IT and business services headquartered in Tokyo. We help clients transform through consulting, industry solutions, business process services, IT modernization and managed services. NTT DATA enables clients, as well as society, to move confidently into the digital future. We are committed to our clients' long-term success and combine global reach with local client attention to serve them in over 50 countries. Visit us at nttdata.com.