NEC to Launch Integrated Security Package for Semiconductor Businesses

NEC will begin offering an integrated security package starting in fiscal year 2026, targeting semiconductor businesses that face an urgent need to strengthen security measures due to the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks. This package comprehensively covers the OT domain of semiconductor factories (facilities, fabs (Note 1), and fab systems (Note 2)) as well as 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)," issued by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in October 2025, outline the necessary factory security measures to protect "maintenance of production targets," "protection of confidential information," and "maintenance of semiconductor quality," aiming to achieve a level of defense that anticipates the most advanced attackers (state-sponsored groups (APT)).

Against this backdrop, NEC is developing an integrated security package that reflects the requirements of these guidelines. It combines the facility management expertise of NEC Facilities with the knowledge gained from NEC Security's track record in monitoring and operations for government agencies and critical infrastructure.

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

Under its value creation model "BluStellar" (Note 5), NEC transforms business models through cross-industry expertise and cutting-edge technology to solve social issues and customers' management challenges. In the core technology of cybersecurity, under the slogan "Protecting .JP (Japan's cyberspace)," NEC provides security services centered on CyIOC to address the threats of increasingly complex and sophisticated cyberattacks. NEC will continue to contribute 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 (the substrates that serve as the material 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/Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry): https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/netsecurity/wg1/semiconductor_systems_guideline.html

(Note 4) A next-generation cybersecurity service that fuses NEC's proprietary intelligence and AI technology to defend domestic and globally operating companies from threats under the mission of "Protecting .JP (Japan's cyberspace)." Utilizing advanced threat intelligence and AI technology, it provides total support from grasping signs of cyberattacks to defense, response, and even the analysis and sharing of global risks. https://jpn.nec.com/cybersecurity/service/cyioc/index.html

(Note 5) "BluStellar" is a value creation model that realizes business model transformation and leads to the resolution of social issues and customers' management challenges by guiding customers toward the future, using advanced cross-industry expertise backed by a proven track record and NEC's cutting-edge technology honed through years of development and operation. https://jpn.nec.com/dx/index.html

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