Singtel enters Japan's cyber security market

It inked a partnership with TIS.

Singtel announced a partnership with TIS Inc, a subsidiary of the Japanese systems integration company TIS Intec Group, to offer cyber security services in Japan to help businesses build cyber resilience and protect critical infrastructure.

According to OCBC Investment Research, as part of the partnership, Singtel’s subsidiary Trustwave, will establish in Tokyo a new Security Operation Centre  to provide TIS Managed Security Services, powered by Singtel’s subsidiary Trustwave. Trustwave’s new SOC will enhance its ability to offer TIS’ customers round-the clock monitoring of their networks and rapid response to cyber-attacks. 

"We believe this partnership is positive for Singtel over the longer-term as it continues to diversify away from being just a telco towards providing cyber security services, which in our view, is a growing industry with the increasing digitalization of data around the world," the brokerage firm stated.

The firm believes this partnership will also help Singtel establish its presence in the region as a cybersecurity service provider