Webinar: Transforming Global Security Governance from 'Form' to 'Effectiveness'
KnowBe4 Japan will host a webinar on strengthening security governance for overseas branches. As expansion into the ASEAN market accelerates, the session will discuss effective strategies against human-centric risks like sophisticated BEC and social engineering.
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■ Overseas Business Expansion is a Must for Japanese Growth
The momentum of emerging markets, particularly ASEAN, has reached unprecedented levels in 2026. According to IMF forecasts, the total nominal GDP of ASEAN will exceed that of Japan in 2026, making overseas expansion a vital survival strategy rather than just an option. While past expansions focused on factory relocation for cheap labor, the shift is now toward selling to the local middle and wealthy classes.
■ Key Risk Management Items for Global Branches
As overseas revenue ratios rise, the risk of business operations stopping due to cyber attacks on international branches has become a major management concern. In foreign markets, damage from 'social engineering'—attacks that exploit human psychology, such as Business Email Compromise (BEC)—is becoming more severe than technical breaches like ransomware. To counter this, organizational-wide human measures are indispensable in addition to traditional technical defenses. Furthermore, there is a growing demand for governance from the perspective of SDGs, such as compliance with differing international regulations and anti-harassment measures (sexual/power harassment). To solve these challenges, it is necessary to fundamentally strengthen 'human measures' and 'compliance systems' tailored to the characteristics of each global branch, rather than relying solely on headquarters-led management.
■ How to Build Security Governance for Global Branches?
With the expansion of overseas sales, security risks at global branches are a top management priority. However, how can one measure the 'true trustworthiness' of a branch amidst physical distance, language barriers, and cultural differences? Technical vulnerability assessments alone cannot prevent sophisticated BEC, social engineering, or governance issues like regulatory compliance and harassment. In this seminar, KnowBe4, a global leader in security awareness training, will explain practical methods for implementing effective governance at global branches. This session is recommended for those required to strengthen governance including overseas branches, those wishing to control branch-specific efforts while ensuring smooth on-site adoption, and those who want to be able to explain risks and effects using numerical data.
■ Hosts and Partners
Host: KnowBe4 Japan G.K.
Cooperation: Open Source Utilization Research Institute, Majisemi Co., Ltd.
The momentum of emerging markets, particularly ASEAN, has reached unprecedented levels in 2026. According to IMF forecasts, the total nominal GDP of ASEAN will exceed that of Japan in 2026, making overseas expansion a vital survival strategy rather than just an option. While past expansions focused on factory relocation for cheap labor, the shift is now toward selling to the local middle and wealthy classes.
■ Key Risk Management Items for Global Branches
As overseas revenue ratios rise, the risk of business operations stopping due to cyber attacks on international branches has become a major management concern. In foreign markets, damage from 'social engineering'—attacks that exploit human psychology, such as Business Email Compromise (BEC)—is becoming more severe than technical breaches like ransomware. To counter this, organizational-wide human measures are indispensable in addition to traditional technical defenses. Furthermore, there is a growing demand for governance from the perspective of SDGs, such as compliance with differing international regulations and anti-harassment measures (sexual/power harassment). To solve these challenges, it is necessary to fundamentally strengthen 'human measures' and 'compliance systems' tailored to the characteristics of each global branch, rather than relying solely on headquarters-led management.
■ How to Build Security Governance for Global Branches?
With the expansion of overseas sales, security risks at global branches are a top management priority. However, how can one measure the 'true trustworthiness' of a branch amidst physical distance, language barriers, and cultural differences? Technical vulnerability assessments alone cannot prevent sophisticated BEC, social engineering, or governance issues like regulatory compliance and harassment. In this seminar, KnowBe4, a global leader in security awareness training, will explain practical methods for implementing effective governance at global branches. This session is recommended for those required to strengthen governance including overseas branches, those wishing to control branch-specific efforts while ensuring smooth on-site adoption, and those who want to be able to explain risks and effects using numerical data.
■ Hosts and Partners
Host: KnowBe4 Japan G.K.
Cooperation: Open Source Utilization Research Institute, Majisemi Co., Ltd.