Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. Introduces Security Credit Evaluations 'Assured Cloud Evaluation' and 'Assured Company Evaluation'
Sotetsu Holdings has adopted Assured's security evaluation platforms to strengthen group-wide cybersecurity governance and streamline the vendor risk assessment process.
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Assured Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Atsushi Omori), operator of the security credit evaluation platform 'Assured', announces that Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa; President: Takamasa Kato) has introduced both the 'Assured Cloud Evaluation' service for cloud service security credit evaluation and the 'Assured Company Evaluation' service for business partner security credit evaluation.
Challenges in Security Evaluation at Sotetsu Holdings and the Background to Introducing 'Assured'
The Sotetsu Group is accelerating business transformation utilizing digital platforms based on its long-term vision 'Vision2030', while also working to strengthen security measures aimed at establishing a safe digital operation base.
Amidst this, with the expanding use of cloud services and the recently spotlighted growing threat of cyberattacks via subcontractors, there were challenges in ensuring the quality of standard security evaluations for these and the increasing operational burden.
Therefore, anticipating not only objective and professional security evaluations by a third party but also quality assurance and reduction of operational load through process standardization, and furthermore the realization of security governance across the entire group, they have recently introduced 'Assured Cloud Evaluation' and 'Assured Company Evaluation', which can cover both cloud services and outsourced companies.
What can be achieved with 'Assured'
Establishment of a cross-group 'uniform evaluation standard'
By utilizing third-party evaluations by security experts, risk judgments based on uniform standards across the entire group become possible, without relying on the skills and experience of the person in charge. By referring to objective evaluation reports, fluctuations in evaluation results are eliminated, maintaining a constant organizational governance level.
'Significant reduction in evaluation man-hours' through platform utilization
By having 'Assured' handle the exchange of questionnaires with cloud service providers and business partners, and the scrutiny of answer contents requiring specialized knowledge, the practical burden associated with evaluation work is significantly reduced. A highly comprehensive supply chain risk management system is realized within limited resources.
Construction of a sustainable security management base
Not only initial evaluations but also a system capable of continuous monitoring is prepared by utilizing a database that is constantly updated to the latest state. Through this, we aim for a resilient management base that can swiftly respond to changing cyber threats across the entire group.
Assured Inc. will continue to support the strengthening of security governance for companies, including the Sotetsu Group, through 'Assured Cloud Evaluation' and 'Assured Company Evaluation', and contribute to the promotion of safe and secure DX.
[About the Cloud Service Security Credit Evaluation 'Assured Cloud Evaluation']
'Assured Cloud Evaluation' is a platform that visualizes the safety of cloud services such as SaaS/ASP. By sharing and managing the results of third-party evaluations by security experts on the platform, it provides an unprecedented security evaluation mechanism where anyone can easily obtain reliable evaluation information. As of 2025, it has been introduced by over 1,000 companies, including 150 financial institutions, supporting the promotion of safe and secure use of cloud services.
URL: https://assured.jp/cl
X: https://twitter.com/AssuredJP
[About the Business Partner Security Credit Evaluation 'Assured Company Evaluation']
'Assured Company Evaluation' is a platform that visualizes the safety of business partners. Utilizing proprietary investigation know-how and patented technology developed through conducting security evaluations of over 10,000 cloud services, the security measure status of business partners is objectively evaluated through the professional eyes of a credit rating agency. By structuring evaluation information into a database and building a shared platform that is continuously updated with the latest information, it realizes an environment where the latest and accurate security evaluation information of business partners can be easily obtained at any time.
URL: https://assured.jp/tp
[About Assured Inc.]
With the mission 'Pioneering the unknown with trust.', the company operates services that support corporate security measures. Within the Visional Group, which develops various businesses promoting industrial digital transformation (DX), it is in charge of the cybersecurity domain.
Challenges in Security Evaluation at Sotetsu Holdings and the Background to Introducing 'Assured'
The Sotetsu Group is accelerating business transformation utilizing digital platforms based on its long-term vision 'Vision2030', while also working to strengthen security measures aimed at establishing a safe digital operation base.
Amidst this, with the expanding use of cloud services and the recently spotlighted growing threat of cyberattacks via subcontractors, there were challenges in ensuring the quality of standard security evaluations for these and the increasing operational burden.
Therefore, anticipating not only objective and professional security evaluations by a third party but also quality assurance and reduction of operational load through process standardization, and furthermore the realization of security governance across the entire group, they have recently introduced 'Assured Cloud Evaluation' and 'Assured Company Evaluation', which can cover both cloud services and outsourced companies.
What can be achieved with 'Assured'
Establishment of a cross-group 'uniform evaluation standard'
By utilizing third-party evaluations by security experts, risk judgments based on uniform standards across the entire group become possible, without relying on the skills and experience of the person in charge. By referring to objective evaluation reports, fluctuations in evaluation results are eliminated, maintaining a constant organizational governance level.
'Significant reduction in evaluation man-hours' through platform utilization
By having 'Assured' handle the exchange of questionnaires with cloud service providers and business partners, and the scrutiny of answer contents requiring specialized knowledge, the practical burden associated with evaluation work is significantly reduced. A highly comprehensive supply chain risk management system is realized within limited resources.
Construction of a sustainable security management base
Not only initial evaluations but also a system capable of continuous monitoring is prepared by utilizing a database that is constantly updated to the latest state. Through this, we aim for a resilient management base that can swiftly respond to changing cyber threats across the entire group.
Assured Inc. will continue to support the strengthening of security governance for companies, including the Sotetsu Group, through 'Assured Cloud Evaluation' and 'Assured Company Evaluation', and contribute to the promotion of safe and secure DX.
[About the Cloud Service Security Credit Evaluation 'Assured Cloud Evaluation']
'Assured Cloud Evaluation' is a platform that visualizes the safety of cloud services such as SaaS/ASP. By sharing and managing the results of third-party evaluations by security experts on the platform, it provides an unprecedented security evaluation mechanism where anyone can easily obtain reliable evaluation information. As of 2025, it has been introduced by over 1,000 companies, including 150 financial institutions, supporting the promotion of safe and secure use of cloud services.
URL: https://assured.jp/cl
X: https://twitter.com/AssuredJP
[About the Business Partner Security Credit Evaluation 'Assured Company Evaluation']
'Assured Company Evaluation' is a platform that visualizes the safety of business partners. Utilizing proprietary investigation know-how and patented technology developed through conducting security evaluations of over 10,000 cloud services, the security measure status of business partners is objectively evaluated through the professional eyes of a credit rating agency. By structuring evaluation information into a database and building a shared platform that is continuously updated with the latest information, it realizes an environment where the latest and accurate security evaluation information of business partners can be easily obtained at any time.
URL: https://assured.jp/tp
[About Assured Inc.]
With the mission 'Pioneering the unknown with trust.', the company operates services that support corporate security measures. Within the Visional Group, which develops various businesses promoting industrial digital transformation (DX), it is in charge of the cybersecurity domain.