Cyber Security Cloud, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Toshihiro Koike; hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), a global security manufacturer that develops hacker prevention services, is pleased to announce that it has been promoted to the highest stage, "DIFFERENTIATED," in the "Software Path" category of the "AWS Partner Path" certified by Amazon Web Services (hereinafter referred to as "AWS").

In order to succeed in global expansion, we have been working on activities to increase our presence and recognition in the AWS community through acquisition of the AWS certification program and promotion to the partner stage.

In November 2022, at the AWS global conference “AWS re:Invent”, we were awarded “Marketplace Partner of the Year – APJ” in the “2022 Regional Global AWS Partner Awards” in recognition of our performance in the AWS Marketplace in the previous year. . In addition, our public cloud WAF automated operation service “WafCharm” and AWS Managed Rules “Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules for AWS WAF” have obtained AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) (*1) certification. and was certified as a launch partner of the AWS WAF Ready Program (*2) in April 2023. And this time, in August 2023, we have been promoted to the highest stage "DIFFERENTIATED".

This promotion is expected to further accelerate marketing and business development on a global scale, such as utilizing the Marketing Development Fund (MDF), posting on the AWS official blog, and taking the podium at AWS-sponsored seminars. We will continue to hold study sessions for AWS and sales partners, participate in exhibitions in each country, and release new plans for the global market. As a manufacturer, we will continue our efforts to improve our international reliability and reputation.

■ What is "AWS Partner Pass"?
AWS Partner Path is a new framework for accelerated engagement with AWS based on the offerings (such as products or services) that partners provide to customers.
Details: https://aws.amazon.com/jp/partners/paths/

■ Public cloud WAF automated operation service “WafCharm”
The public cloud WAF automatic operation service “WafCharm” is the number of installed users who can automatically operate the WAF provided in the public cloud by utilizing “big data”: No. 1 (*3) in Japan. Service. It supports three major cloud platforms (*4): AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
Cloud-based WAF that has the No. 1 (*5) Shadankun in terms of the number of sites and companies that have installed it apply the rules. WafCharm can handle all the complicated rule settings and updates that were previously performed manually by security personnel, contributing to a reduction in operation man-hours. Our cyber threat intelligence team “Cyhorus” responds quickly to the latest threats, and we also provide technical support (*6) based on our signature customization know-how, which is one of the best in Japan.
“WafCharm” service site: https://www.wafcharm.com/jp

■ About “Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules for AWS WAF”
"Cyber Security Cloud Managed Rules for AWS WAF" is a set of carefully selected rules for AWS WAF created independently by our company. A comprehensive rule set that mitigates vulnerabilities included in the OWASP Top 10 Web Application Threat List, making it easy to protect your web applications and APIs from cyber-attack threats. In addition, our cyber threat information monitoring team "Cyhorus", which has the world's leading cyber threat intelligence information, can quickly respond to the latest threats and quickly build a secure environment. It has been introduced by more than 3,300 users (*7) in more than 90 countries and regions.

*1 AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) is a review that examines the risks of solutions and products of AWS partners that run SaaS, packages, etc. on AWS. The review examines whether they comply with best practices defined by AWS from the three perspectives of "security," "reliability," and "operational excellence."
https://aws.amazon.com/jp/partners/foundational-technical-review/
*2 The AWS WAF Ready Program certifies that the AWS Partner has experience developing AWS integrated products using AWS WAF.
*3 Survey conducted by Japan Marketing Research Institute. Survey overview: Results survey for the July 2020 period.
*4 Source: Canalys "Canalys Newsroom- Global cloud services spend hits record US$49.4 billion in Q3 2021"
*5 Survey conducted by Japan Marketing Research Institute Survey overview: Performance survey for the October 2021 period
*6 Applicable only to some plans
*7 As of June 2023