Trend Micro and NTT DOCOMO Collaborate to Provide New Solution for 5G Era

Technical verification already underway of this IoT security solution

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October 2018 – Trend Micro
Incorporated (TYO:
4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity
solutions, today announced a partnership with NTT DOCOMO to develop a new
solution for the demands of the 5G era. The technical verification of a network
security solution, specifically for network function virtualization and the
cloud are underway now. This solution is built upon the recently announced
Trend Micro Virtual Network Function Suite (VNFS) on NTT DOCOMO’s “docomo 5G open cloud.”

 

The “docomo 5G open cloud” is a 5G technology verification environment
provided to business partners for the purpose of creating a new solution in the
5G era. Trend Micro VNFS is the network security solution that implements
network security functions on virtualized environments such as NFV and cloud,
and can dynamically apply the necessary security functions for each IoT device.

 

Through
this technical verification, Trend Micro confirms the effectiveness of the
product’s security measures in the 5G environment. NTT DOCOMO confirms the
effectiveness of the measure using the network security in the 5G environment
and the effectiveness of the business that provides the security function as a
value added service.

 

Specifically,
these solution work together when the Trend Micro VNFS executes on “docomo 5G open cloud.” Then the
security threats hidden in traffic of various services executed on the cloud
are visualized, detected, and ultimately blocked by Trend Micro. This provides
a secure 5G environment to users and protect against IoT devices that don’t
incorporate additional security.

 

Trend
Micro and NTT DOCOMO will promote technical verification with a view to
starting to provide new solution with added security for the 5G era coming in
2020.

 

Endorsement

Tomoyoshi Oono, Senior Vice President / General Manager of Innovation Management
Department, R&D Innovation Division, NTT DOCOMO, INC.

 

NTT
DOCOMO welcomes this announcement. Through “docomo 5G open cloud,” NTT DOCOMO intends to further strengthen
collaboration with partners in various industries and create a new solution in
the 5G era. We believe that security is an important factor to provide users
safe 5G environment services. Trend Micro VNFS has a very high affinity with “docomo 5G open cloud” such as
high-speed large capacity, traffic processing performance required for low
delay traffic and flexible security. We believe that Trend Micro VNFS will be
an effective security solution in the 5G era.

 

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in
cybersecurity solutions, helps to make the world safe for exchanging digital
information. Our innovative solutions for consumers, businesses, and
governments provide layered security for data centers, cloud workloads,
networks, and endpoints. All our products work together to seamlessly share
threat intelligence and provide a connected threat defense with centralized
visibility and investigation, enabling better, faster protection. With more
than 6,000 employees in 50 countries and the world’s most advanced global
threat research and intelligence, Trend Micro enables organizations to secure
their connected world. For more information, visit www.trendmicro.com.

 

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