Cyber Security Cloud, Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akira Ohno; hereinafter referred to as "Cyber Security Cloud") is pleased to announce its cyber attack detection report covering the period from July 1 to August 31, 2020, including the Obon holiday and other long holidays. This data was compiled, analyzed, and calculated from attack logs observed by "Shadankun," Cloud-based WAF that visualizes and blocks cyber attacks on websites, and "WafCharm," an AWS WAF automated operation service provided by Cyber Security Cloud.

<Survey Overview>
・Survey period: July 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020
・Survey target: User accounts using "Shadankun" and "WafCharm"
- Research method: Analysis of attack logs observed by "Shadankun" and "WafCharm"

■ Attack situation
<Comparison of the number of detected cyber attacks>

From July 1 to August 31, 2020, including the Obon holiday period, an average of 32,238,832 cyber attacks were detected per month against companies that use our services (" Shadankun" and "WafCharm").
Compared to the average number of cyber attacks detected in the first half of 2020, this represents an increase of more than 30%, due to an increase in "web attacks" classified as attacks against vulnerabilities in the software that makes up web servers, "web scans" which are methods of searching and investigating targets of attack or searching for vulnerabilities through simple random attacks, and "SQL injections" which intentionally exploit security flaws in applications to manipulate systems.
Furthermore, on August 18, 2020, 1,746,611 cyber attacks were detected, the highest number of detections in 2020, and on the 7th of the same month, 1,647,089 attacks were detected, the second highest number of detections.

The reason for this increase in the number of attacks in July and August is likely due to the fact that the spread of COVID-19 infections has again led to companies continuing to work remotely for a longer period, and that offices tend to be less staffed in July and August as employees take summer vacation, so it is highly likely that cyber attacks were targeted at these times.
Furthermore, the results of a survey conducted in August 2020 on the period from the occurrence of a cyberattack to its detection and disclosure showed that it took more than 90 days for more than 50% of corporations and organizations to detect a cyberattack, and that it took an average of 383 days from the time of the cyberattack to its detection. Therefore, it is believed that even under these circumstances, there are many cases where attacks are not discovered.
Cyber attacks are likely to increase further as we approach the New Year holidays, so in order to prevent such incidents from occurring, it is important to review your company's cybersecurity as soon as possible.

In order to protect corporate websites from the ever-increasing threat of cyber attacks, we will continue to work hard to support the creation of an environment where users can use our services with peace of mind, and strive to protect corporate businesses.

[About Cloud-based WAF “Shadankun”]
https://www.shadan-kun.com/

Cloud-based WAF "Shadankun" is a web security service that visualizes and blocks cyber-attacks on websites and web servers. Utilizing the attack detection AI engine "Cyneural" that uses deep learning, it not only detects general attacks, but also discovers unknown attacks and false positives at high speed, and has the world's leading threat intelligence. The team "Cyhorus" responds quickly to the latest threats. The number of companies and sites that have introduced it is ranked first*1 in Japan, and it is used regardless of the size of the company.

About WafCharm, the AWS WAF automation service
https://www.wafcharm.com/

"WafCharm" is an AI-based "AWS WAF" rule (signature) automation service with the highest number of users in Japan*2. It features "WRAO"*3 (Patent No. 6375047), an AI engine that uses machine learning to automatically optimize WAF rules. It automatically applies the optimal rules to AWS WAF for each customer by leveraging over 1 trillion pieces of big data accumulated through "Shadankun," Cloud-based WAF with the highest cumulative number of sites and companies in Japan*1. Our cyber threat information monitoring team, "Cyhorus," ensures rapid response to the latest threats. We also provide support from development engineers with leading signature customization expertise in Japan. We sell our service to over 1 million AWS users in 190 countries.

About Cyber Security Cloud, Inc.
Company name: Cyber Security Cloud, Inc.
Address: VORT Ebisu Maxim 3rd Floor, 3-9-19 Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0011
Representative: President and CEO Akira Ohno
Established: August 2010
URL: https://www.cscloud.co.jp/
With the mission of "creating a safe and secure cyberspace for people all over the world," Cyber Security Cloud provides web application security services worldwide on a subscription basis, leveraging the world's leading cyber threat intelligence and AI technology. Furthermore, AWS, which holds a 45% share of the global cloud market, has certified Cyber Security Cloud as the seventh AWS WAF Managed Rules Seller in the world.
As a leading company, we will continue to develop services that create a safe and secure cyberspace for people around the world, and contribute to the promotion of the information revolution.

*1 Source: Market research on "Cloud-based WAF services" (as of June 16, 2019) <ESP Research Institute> (survey conducted from May 2019 to June 2019)
*2 Survey conducted by Japan Marketing Research Organization. Survey summary: July 2020 period performance survey.
*3 Only compatible with AWS WAF classic
*4 Source: Gartner (August 2020) Worldwide IaaS Public Cloud Services Market Share, 2018-2019