DNP invests in Folta and partners to strengthen secure AI governance with a Secure Browser Service
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- 📰 Published: May 12, 2026 at 19:00
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Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP; headquartered in Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Yoshi Aki? [Yoshii?], hereafter referred to as DNP) announced that on April 24, 2026 it invested in Folta Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Akiteruparado Segawa), and entered into a capital and business partnership. Folta focuses on "Shadow AI," a security technology for detecting AI service usage by employees that is difficult for companies to recognize. Its key offering is a "Secure Browser Service" that enables real-time control and monitoring of generative AI use through web browsers. Through this investment, DNP aims to help companies build environments that both reduce information leakage risks and enable safe adoption of generative AI.
[Background and purpose of investing in Folta]
As the operational use of generative AI expands, so-called "Shadow AI"—the use of unauthorized generative AI tools by employees in the workplace—has become a growing risk. Although many companies establish and communicate AI usage guidelines, they still face difficulties controlling generative AI usage via web browsers, making it hard to prevent employees from entering confidential information.
DNP has strong experience in monitoring and operating over 45,000 corporate endpoints, through which it already provides AI-based cybersecurity monitoring and operational services. In this collaboration, DNP is focusing on Folta's control-and-monitoring technology for browser-based AI usage and combining it with DNP Group's existing security services to provide new services that maintain the convenience of generative AI while reducing the risk of information leakage.
[Main points of the business partnership]
1. Joint sale of a "Secure Browser Service" for Shadow AI countermeasures
DNP and Folta will jointly sell a "Secure Browser Service" effective for Shadow AI response. In addition, by linking with various security services already offered by the DNP Group, the two companies will support customers end-to-end from detection of Shadow AI to risk analysis and operational improvement.
2. Joint development of new security services
The parties will enhance the data analysis and monitoring capabilities based on the data collected through the Secure Browser Service, and expand service applicability beyond web browsers to generative AI applications more broadly. Combining talent and technology from both sides, they aim to create security services that support enterprise-wide AI governance, starting from Shadow AI countermeasures.
[Future plans]
Through collaboration with Folta, DNP will develop new security services demanded by the AI era and expand services that support enterprises and organizations from AI adoption to advanced business enablement.
* Company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.
* The information in this release is current as of the announcement date and may change without prior notice.
[Background and purpose of investing in Folta]
As the operational use of generative AI expands, so-called "Shadow AI"—the use of unauthorized generative AI tools by employees in the workplace—has become a growing risk. Although many companies establish and communicate AI usage guidelines, they still face difficulties controlling generative AI usage via web browsers, making it hard to prevent employees from entering confidential information.
DNP has strong experience in monitoring and operating over 45,000 corporate endpoints, through which it already provides AI-based cybersecurity monitoring and operational services. In this collaboration, DNP is focusing on Folta's control-and-monitoring technology for browser-based AI usage and combining it with DNP Group's existing security services to provide new services that maintain the convenience of generative AI while reducing the risk of information leakage.
[Main points of the business partnership]
1. Joint sale of a "Secure Browser Service" for Shadow AI countermeasures
DNP and Folta will jointly sell a "Secure Browser Service" effective for Shadow AI response. In addition, by linking with various security services already offered by the DNP Group, the two companies will support customers end-to-end from detection of Shadow AI to risk analysis and operational improvement.
2. Joint development of new security services
The parties will enhance the data analysis and monitoring capabilities based on the data collected through the Secure Browser Service, and expand service applicability beyond web browsers to generative AI applications more broadly. Combining talent and technology from both sides, they aim to create security services that support enterprise-wide AI governance, starting from Shadow AI countermeasures.
[Future plans]
Through collaboration with Folta, DNP will develop new security services demanded by the AI era and expand services that support enterprises and organizations from AI adoption to advanced business enablement.
* Company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.
* The information in this release is current as of the announcement date and may change without prior notice.