Launch of autonomous security products for connected cars and IoT devices

「It has been announced that XGuard, provided by IoT security partner Karamba Security, was adopted for HP’s latest printer products to enhance security.」

「The company is also preparing to launch new services in response to changes in security trends.」

「As one of the highlights, Karamba, the company’s IoT and connected-car security partner, signed a licence agreement with a domestic IoT-device manufacturer to strengthen the security of the IoT devices it sells. The initial implementation will be in high-end models, with the agreement anticipating subsequent rollout to other models.」

「Karamba's Total IoT Security, an IoT total security solution handled by us, and Hysolate Workspace, an OS-separation solution for client devices, won the Grand Prix and Runner-up awards, respectively, in the Security category of the Best of Show Award at Interop Tokyo 2021, held in April, taking both first and second place. Following these awards, we launched active promotional activities.」

「Following Karamba’s Total IoT Security, sold by the company, winning the Best of Show Award Grand Prix in the Security category at Interop Tokyo 2021, the company will accelerate its sales activities. In the connected-car sector, some projects are also at the final selection stage for adoption, and the company will continue activities aimed at securing adoption.」

「In addition to the IT security fields for the public sector and enterprises, we aim to establish a differentiated position reflecting global new trends in the security market, targeting the connected-car and IoT sectors, where entirely new markets are emerging.」

「In connected-car security, including Karamba, the company has secured multiple PoCs and advanced its sales expansion activities toward the production phase. However, in terms of contribution to earnings, progress has been slower than expected, partly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the automotive segment.」

「In connected-car and IoT-related security products, developments with implications for the future have also gathered pace, including Karamba’s Carwall® providing self-protection functionality for Alpine’s in-vehicle infotainment systems and Upstream raising Series B funding from several automakers and other investors.」

「In addition to the IT security fields for the public sector and enterprises, we aim to establish a differentiated position reflecting global new trends in the security market, targeting the connected-car and IoT sectors, where entirely new markets are emerging.」

「IoT adoption is also advancing in areas such as healthcare and industrial infrastructure, making security measures an urgent priority. The company therefore aims to capture newly created security-market demand by enhancing its cyberattack protection solutions for connected cars and IoT devices.」

「Karamba, a connected-car security company, conducted a demonstration with a top-tier industry partner at CES2019 in Las Vegas, US.」

「For example, at its connected-car security seminar, the company introduces the benefits of implementing products such as Karamba for ECU security and Upstream’s SOC solution, which newly monitors and analyses vehicle security for connected cars and enables the results to be easily managed through a web interface, as security measures for connected cars that will certainly be needed in the near future.」

「The company also signed an agreement with Upstream (Israel) and began selling Upstream’s SOC solution for monitoring and analysing connected-car security.」

「The company has agreements with Karamba, Arxan, and Upstream and possesses an unrivalled product mix ahead of its competitors.」

「The company also announced that it would begin providing SafeCAN, an automotive authentication solution from Karamba (Israel) that secures vehicles. It is an end-to-end automotive authentication solution providing authentication for in-vehicle networks, and can authenticate CAN-bus communications without imposing excessive load because it creates no network overhead. Used together with Carwall, Karamba’s connected-car security product developed by Karamba and now provided by the company, it enables secure in-vehicle communications and authenticated OTA updates while protecting the ECUs themselves from cyberattacks such as in-memory attacks.」

「In addition, the company invested $1 million in Karamba (Israel), the developer of Carwall and IoTwall, cyberattack protection solutions for connected cars and IoT devices that the company began handling in the previous fiscal year. The investment is intended to share growth with Karamba and capture newly emerging, substantial security demand as one of the mechanisms for firmly achieving the medium-term management plan.」

「May 2017: Invested in Karamba, a security company for connected cars and IoT devices」

「As a new initiative, the company signed a distribution agreement with Karamba (Israel) for a solution protecting connected cars and IoT devices against cyberattacks, and began handling its Carwall security product for connected cars and IoTwall security product for IoT devices. These are autonomous IoT security products that defend against cyberattacks without modifying IoT hardware or software. By applying security settings directly to electronic control units (ECUs) during the manufacturing process, the products avoid the false positives associated with other security products. They also do not require frequent updates like security measures for ordinary IT devices and impose extremely little operational load, enabling serious security risks to be prevented before they occur.」