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Yamaha fills up new tanks for more speed, less risks

Charges up digital forensics and computer incident response areas and the need for speed drives

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Pratima Harigunani
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TOKYO, JAPAN: Yamaha Motor, a manufacturer of motorcycles, marine and other motorized products, has started two of its critical Information Technology programmes for 2016 and beyond.

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The Investigative Response (RISK) team from Verizon is understood to be helping the company to better manage security risk, and Verizon Digital Media Services is helping the company improve online customer experience.

An announcement tells how the threat of cybercrime is a growing cause for concern for Japan multinationals with a growing number of high-profile data breaches in recent months. It cited recent statistics from the Japanese National Police Agency on a 40 per cent rise in cybercrime from 2014.

Through Verizon’s Rapid Response Retainer, Yamaha Motor says it will have direct access to Verizon’s security assets, including digital forensics and computer incident response expertise with specific response times and strong Service Level Agreements (SLAs).  Additionally, the retainer will also help enable Yamaha Motor’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) to further reinforce its global security capabilities.

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Senior Supervisor of Yamaha Motor’s Process & IT Division, Taku Harako said, “We have always implemented stringent internal and external security measures to safeguard our customers’ data and network against cybercriminals. However, with the increased frequency and sophistication of cybercrime, there was a need to enhance our existing security measures. By creating an internal CSIRT, we are also able to further minimize the risks from any potential data breach and ensure “business as usual” as quickly as possible. We chose to work with Verizon due to their global incident response support.”

Managing Director of Verizon’s RISK Team, Bryan Sartin added: “The rapid response retainer improves customers’ ability to reliably recognize and react to cyberattacks in the future. If a customer is unfortunate enough to suffer a breach, our experts can come in at a moment’s notice, analyze the breach and its origins and develop solutions to prevent it from happening again.

The need for speed Yamaha Motor has also chosen Verizon’s Content Delivery Network (CDN), powered by Verizon Digital Media Services, to improve its online customer experience. Verizon CDN will enable Yamaha Motor to quickly and securely deliver high-quality content to online users in select geographic locations. Verizon Digital Media Services, explains the announcement.

Manager of Yamaha Motor’s Process & IT Division, Tetsu Inagaki said: “While online content is constantly evolving, becoming richer and more dynamic, online consumers continue to expect a consistent experience. We operate 131 websites globally and a robust CDN is a necessity regardless of location. We chose to work with Verizon because they were able to demonstrate significant performance improvements in the East Asia region.”

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