NEC to Launch Integrated Security Package for Semiconductor Manufacturers

NEC will begin rolling out an integrated security package starting in fiscal year 2026, specifically designed for semiconductor manufacturers facing an urgent need to strengthen security measures against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. This package comprehensively covers both the OT domain of semiconductor factories (facilities, fabs (Note 1), and fab systems (Note 2)) and the IT domain, including MES and business systems, providing end-to-end support from consulting and design to implementation, operation, and monitoring.

In recent years, cyberattacks targeting manufacturing sites have been on the rise. The 'OT Security Guidelines for Semiconductor Device Factories (Note 3),' published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in October 2025, outlines the necessary factory security measures to protect 'production target maintenance,' 'confidential information protection,' and 'semiconductor quality maintenance,' aiming to achieve a defense level capable of countering the most advanced attackers (state-sponsored groups, or APTs).

Against this backdrop, NEC is developing this integrated security package by reflecting the requirements of these guidelines and combining the facility management expertise of NEC Facilities with the monitoring and operational experience of NEC Security, which has been cultivated through work with government agencies and critical infrastructure.

Key features include security proposals leveraging NEC's own internal security measures, as well as high-precision, efficient attack simulations and risk visualization utilizing advanced technologies developed by NEC Security's AI Security Center. Furthermore, by integrating CyIOC (Note 4), continuous monitoring and analysis of the OT domain enable early threat detection and rapid, appropriate responses. Through these efforts, NEC provides comprehensive support to simultaneously improve business continuity and security efficiency for semiconductor manufacturers.

Under its value creation model 'BluStellar' (Note 5), NEC transforms business models through cross-industry expertise and cutting-edge technology to solve social and management challenges. In cybersecurity, its core technology, NEC provides security services centered on CyIOC under the slogan 'Protecting .JP (Japan's cyberspace)' to address the threats of increasingly complex and sophisticated cyberattacks. NEC remains committed to contributing to the realization of safe and secure digital infrastructure in Japan by leveraging advanced technologies and cybersecurity intelligence.

(Note 1) Fab: A dedicated facility for the manufacturing processes of semiconductor wafers (substrates used as materials for semiconductor devices).

(Note 2) Fab system: The entire production system used within a semiconductor factory (fab).

(Note 3) OT Security Guidelines for Semiconductor Device Factories (METI)

(Note 4) CyIOC: A next-generation cybersecurity service that fuses NEC's proprietary intelligence and AI technology to defend domestic and global companies from threats under the mission of 'Protecting .JP.' It provides total support from predicting cyberattacks to defense, response, and global risk analysis and sharing. https://jpn.nec.com/cybersecurity/service/cyioc/index.html

(Note 5) BluStellar: A value creation model that transforms business models and solves social and management challenges by combining advanced cross-industry expertise with NEC's cutting-edge technology honed through years of development and operation. https://jpn.nec.com/dx/index.html

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