Press Release

July 26, 2016
Digital Arts Inc.

Kirishima Shuzo Elects i-FILTER® x FireEye®
for Corporate-Wide Protection Against Ransomware
～Infected via website access- manipulating 12,000 internal shared files.
i-FILTER® (blocks malicious website) collaborative option with
FireEye NX Series (detects and blocks unknown attacks) became the decisive factor!～

TOKYO, Japan (July 21, 2016) – Digital Arts Inc. (headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Toshio Dogu; "Digital Arts"; Code 2326), a provider of information security software, announced a deal with Kirishima Shuzo Co.,Ltd.(headquartered in Miyakonojo-shi, Miyazaki, Japan; CEO: Yoriyuki Enatsu; "Kirishima Shuzo") to deploy i-FILTER and its collaborative option with FireEye NX seires in enhancing corporate-wide security measures against ransomwares. i-FILTER is a server-based web filtering software for corporations and public-sectors designed to prevent data loss and enhance internal controls. FireEye K.K. (Japan office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Masayuki Moteki; headquartered in Milpitas, California, USA; "FireEye") is the industry leader in providing security solutions and services to block advanced cyber threats.

In the past several years, ransomware infection has rapidly increased in addition to highly sophisticated and advanced targeted attacks. Kirishima Shuzo had a robust data integrity measure, equipped with software to prevent targeted attacks, so that customers can rest assure when accessing their website. However in March 2016, one of their business division was infected by ransomware, resulting in over 12,000 internal shared files being manipulated.

Kirishima Shuzo pinpointed that this threat was downloaded from an external website and decided to install i-FILTER to prevent employees from visiting malicious websites, which was one of their top priority issue. As i-FILTER collaborative option with FireEye NX Series realizes an automated operation that dramatically reduces the administrator time and stress, Kirishima Shuzo also made a decision to deploy the FireEye NX Series, a highly effective solution to detect and stop malware, zero-day attacks, and other unknown threats against system vulnerabilities.

With a growing importance on security measures to combat evolving cyber attacks, Digital Arts launched i-FILTER collaborative option with FireEye web security NX/CM Series in December 2014. Dozens of corporations have already taken advantage of this option to strengthen business-wide network protection. Demands for this collaborative option are high, and in order for every entity of any size to easily realize complete protection against serious data loss, Digital Arts released today an upgraded version of their FireEye option that adopts an innovative collaborative scheme for even stronger protection against targeted attacks.

Digital Arts delivers prompt and extensive solutions to block targeted attacks that are expected to continue to threaten corporations and organizations across Japan. Client voices and feedback are reflected in developing products to enhance customer satisfaction levels and provide an environment people can trust to access the internet.

Kirishima Shuzo Deployment Details

https://www.daj.jp/bs/case/　　* Downloadable case studies—Japanese only

More on i-FILTER x FireEye Collaborative Option

https://www.daj.jp/bs/i-filter/option_relation/fe_adapter/　　* Japanese only

About i-FILTER
i-FILTER, a web filtering software protecting organizations from serious data loss and stop internet abuse, holds top market share for Japanese web filter software for FY2015 (ITR Market View: Cyber Security market 2016 by ITR). i-FILTER leverages the largest domestic web filtering database and a patented filtering technology ZBRAIN to limit employee access to sites that are inappropriate and malicious. i-FILTER is also an effective solution for corporate internal control by stopping material information leak via employees using webmail and writing on social newsgroups and message boards, and providing features to record, confirm and store these contents. i-FILTER has been deployed by over 7,300 corporate and public-sector entities and over 31,000 schools and education institutions. (as of March 2016).
https://www.daj.jp/en/products/if/
About Digital Arts, Inc.
Digital Arts, Inc. is a manufacturer of information security products with a unique patented web filtering technology at its core. It plan, develops, sells and supports internet security products on its own, while also delivering added value as the first Japanese manufacturer to launch a web filtering software in the industry. Digital Arts is highly recognized for its most comprehensive domestic web filtering database and its unique filtering technology patented in 27 countries and regions around the world. Digital Arts has become the top domestic supplier of web filter software i-FILTER (corporate and pulic-sectors), i-FILTER for Consumer, and i-FILTER Browser & Cloud. Other product lineup includes m-FILTER, a gateway email security software for corporations, m-FILTER MailAdviser, a client email anti-misdelivery software, D-SPA, a secure proxy appliance solution, and FinalCode, the ultimate password-less file encryption and tracking solution.
https://www.daj.jp/en/
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