Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. Introduces Cloud Service Security Credit Rating "Assured Cloud Rating"
Assured Inc.'s "Assured Cloud Rating" has been adopted by Alps Alpine to standardize cloud security evaluations and streamline continuous monitoring.
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Assured Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Atsushi Omori) announced that its cloud service security credit rating "Assured Cloud Rating" has been introduced by Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ota-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Hideo Izumi, hereinafter "Alps Alpine"). By introducing the "Assured Cloud Rating," Alps Alpine aims to standardize evaluation operations and reduce the burden on user departments, while building a system for continuous periodic evaluation (annual surveys) of cloud services.
Challenges in Alps Alpine's Security Evaluation of Cloud Services and Background of Introducing "Assured Cloud Rating"
As Alps Alpine aimed to further improve safety along with the expansion of cloud utilization, it faced the challenge of accelerating implementation decisions led by the auditing department and creating a mechanism to eliminate variations in evaluations by personnel and maintain consistent quality. In particular, there was a need for "operational sophistication" that achieves both the efficiency of the overall auditing process, including reducing the time required for feedback to user departments, and the stabilization of organizational evaluation quality.
In addition, in the conventional operation where user departments send and collect questionnaires from cloud providers, confirming highly specialized responses was a burden on the front lines, leading to a search for ways to reduce practical workloads.
Furthermore, moving forward, the company has set a policy to conduct not only initial evaluations at the time of introduction but also periodic evaluations (annual surveys) to confirm continuous safety. It has become an urgent task to build a foundation to stably and efficiently operate such extensive monitoring while optimizing existing resources.
Against this background, the decision to introduce the service was made with the expectation that utilizing the third-party evaluation database provided by the "Assured Cloud Rating" and standardizing the evaluation process would realize a reduction in evaluation man-hours and an improvement in evaluation quality.
Expectations for "Assured Cloud Rating"
1. Standardization of Auditing Operations
In addition to checking compliance with major domestic and international guidelines (such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications guidelines, NIST SP 800-53, and ISO/IEC 27001/27017), it addresses the latest trends such as revisions to the Personal Information Protection Law and AI business guidelines. By utilizing third-party evaluations by security experts, evaluation criteria within the auditing department are unified, and quality is kept consistent.
2. Streamlining Information Sharing with User Departments and Reducing the Burden
By making the "Assured Cloud Rating" a common platform, a system is established where both the auditing and user sides can efficiently refer to information without the user departments struggling to scrutinize specialized responses.
3. Stable Operation of Periodic Evaluations (Monitoring)
In preparation for conducting annual surveys to ensure the continuous safety of cloud services, the company will efficiently catch up with the latest security measure status through the "Assured Cloud Rating" and realize a sustainable management system while optimizing resources.
Assured Inc. will continue to support the safe and secure use of cloud services by companies including Alps Alpine through the "Assured Cloud Rating," thereby supporting the promotion of industrial DX.
Challenges in Alps Alpine's Security Evaluation of Cloud Services and Background of Introducing "Assured Cloud Rating"
As Alps Alpine aimed to further improve safety along with the expansion of cloud utilization, it faced the challenge of accelerating implementation decisions led by the auditing department and creating a mechanism to eliminate variations in evaluations by personnel and maintain consistent quality. In particular, there was a need for "operational sophistication" that achieves both the efficiency of the overall auditing process, including reducing the time required for feedback to user departments, and the stabilization of organizational evaluation quality.
In addition, in the conventional operation where user departments send and collect questionnaires from cloud providers, confirming highly specialized responses was a burden on the front lines, leading to a search for ways to reduce practical workloads.
Furthermore, moving forward, the company has set a policy to conduct not only initial evaluations at the time of introduction but also periodic evaluations (annual surveys) to confirm continuous safety. It has become an urgent task to build a foundation to stably and efficiently operate such extensive monitoring while optimizing existing resources.
Against this background, the decision to introduce the service was made with the expectation that utilizing the third-party evaluation database provided by the "Assured Cloud Rating" and standardizing the evaluation process would realize a reduction in evaluation man-hours and an improvement in evaluation quality.
Expectations for "Assured Cloud Rating"
1. Standardization of Auditing Operations
In addition to checking compliance with major domestic and international guidelines (such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications guidelines, NIST SP 800-53, and ISO/IEC 27001/27017), it addresses the latest trends such as revisions to the Personal Information Protection Law and AI business guidelines. By utilizing third-party evaluations by security experts, evaluation criteria within the auditing department are unified, and quality is kept consistent.
2. Streamlining Information Sharing with User Departments and Reducing the Burden
By making the "Assured Cloud Rating" a common platform, a system is established where both the auditing and user sides can efficiently refer to information without the user departments struggling to scrutinize specialized responses.
3. Stable Operation of Periodic Evaluations (Monitoring)
In preparation for conducting annual surveys to ensure the continuous safety of cloud services, the company will efficiently catch up with the latest security measure status through the "Assured Cloud Rating" and realize a sustainable management system while optimizing resources.
Assured Inc. will continue to support the safe and secure use of cloud services by companies including Alps Alpine through the "Assured Cloud Rating," thereby supporting the promotion of industrial DX.