BTN Consulting's Joshi 365 Launches SCS Evaluation System Support Service for SMEs, Covering Expert Review and Signature for ★3 Acquisition

BTN Consulting Co., Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, launched a special webpage today for its "SCS Evaluation System Support Service," offered under its "Joshi 365" IT outsourcing service for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The SCS Evaluation System, promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), is designed to visualize corporate security measure levels using a star rating system. Its operational launch is planned for the end of fiscal year 2026, and it is gaining attention as a mechanism for companies to objectively demonstrate their security posture to business partners. Achieving ★3 (self-declaration), the initial target for many SMEs, mandates not only the implementation of basic security measures but also a review and signature by a security expert. SMEs commonly face challenges such as a lack of understanding of the system, absence of in-house security experts, high costs of major consulting firms (3-5 million JPY), and uncertainty about where to begin. The Joshi 365 SCS Evaluation System Support provides a 6-step process to guide SMEs to ★3 acquisition: 1. Current assessment based on SCS criteria, 2. Gap analysis and roadmap formulation, 3. Security policy development, 4. Technical measures implementation (e.g., MFA, EDR, log monitoring, patch management), 5. Expert review and signature (mandatory for ★3 self-declaration), and 6. Continuous operation support. Pricing plans include an Assessment Plan for 500,000 JPY (one-time, excl. tax), a ★3 Acquisition Pack starting from 1,500,000 JPY (one-time, excl. tax), and a ★3 Acquisition + Operation Plan starting from 180,000 JPY/month plus an initial fee of 1,500,000 JPY (excl. tax). Joshi 365 is an IT outsourcing service specializing in SMEs, offering helpdesk, security operations, IT asset management, IT strategy consulting, and IT project support, available from 180,000 JPY/month with nationwide remote support. BTN Consulting also provides Post-M&A IT integration support (IT PMI) and AI implementation support (AI365).