Cyber Security Cloud, Inc. (Representative Director, President and CEO: Toshihiro Koike, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) and iStyle Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Hajime Endo, hereinafter referred to as “iStyle”) will be announced as of Tuesday, December 12, 2023. We are pleased to announce that we have entered into a strategic partnership in the cybersecurity field to further strengthen the security of various web services, including the comprehensive cosmetics and beauty site "@cosme".

Currently, istyle is working to further improve the convenience and security level of its overall web services, including @cosme, in order to accelerate business growth by building a sustainable system development environment. We are taking various measures to achieve this goal. As part of this effort, we are moving forward with the introduction of cloud services from Amazon Web Services (AWS), using the AWS Security Maturity Model*1 to migrate servers from on-premises to the cloud (AWS) and promoting the modernization of the entire site. I am.

On the other hand, the lack of specialized human resources with security monitoring and handling skills is a major social issue not only for iStyle but for Japan as a whole. Therefore, we have decided to provide our services, knowledge, and human resources to maintain sustainable and robust security measures for istyle's web services, which are expected to continue to grow significantly in the future. CloudFastener, a managed security service specializing in security operation monitoring for AWS environments that we released in October 2023, has been used as a launched user following the official reliease through repeated discussions and prototyping between the two companies since the development stage. By working together to build and operate a specialized organization, we will work together to create a secure environment that users of the web services provided by istyle can use with peace of mind.

As Japan's leading cybersecurity manufacturer, our partnership with istyle, one of Japan's largest comprehensive cosmetics and beauty sites, has enabled us to address social issues by working to strengthen the security of large-scale web services in various industries. We aim to establish a new standard service in the industry to solve these problems.

[Comment from Shuntaro Kondo, Senior Executive Officer (Head of Technology), iStyle Inc.]
We are pleased to partner with Cyber Security Cloud, one of Japan's leading cybersecurity manufacturers. Through our efforts with the company, we will create a secure environment with a high level of technology, and create an environment where consumers and cosmetics brands can use our services more safely and with peace of mind.

[Comment from Toshihiro Koike Representative Director, President and CEO Cyber Security Cloud, Inc.]
Cyber attacks are constantly evolving, and as technology continues to evolve, countermeasures must also be constantly updated. We are proud to be able to help make "@cosme", one of the most popular websites in Japan, even more secure. In collaboration with istyle, we intend to take full advantage of our latest service, CloudFastener, and take the security standards of Japanese web services to a new level. We will continue to do our best to ensure that our users can continue to use @cosme with peace of mind.

■About istyle Co., Ltd.
■Location: 34th floor, Ark Mori Building, 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6034
■Established: July 27, 1999
■URL: https://www.istyle.co.jp/
■Representative: Hajime Endo, Representative Director and President
■Business details: Planning and operation of comprehensive beauty portal site @cosme, and provision of related advertising services
With the vision of "creating a consumer-centered market," the istyle Group has expanded its operations from the comprehensive cosmetics and beauty site "@cosme" to the cosmetics specialty e-commerce site "@cosme SHOPPING," the cosmetics select shop "@cosme STORE," and the flagship store "@cosme STORE." Through the operation of comprehensive beauty-related services online and offline, including the shops "@cosme TOKYO" and "@cosme OSAKA," we develop all kinds of beauty-related products and services, and services that create happy encounters between people and consumers. doing.

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*1 About AWS Security Maturity Model: A security maturity model provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). A framework for defining cloud security best practices and processes to help organizations assess and improve their security posture.