Partnership will cater to small and
medium-sized businesses looking to benefit from Netskope's
world class technology
TOKYO, Aug. 4, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service
Edge (SASE), has today announced a Managed Service Provider
(MSP) agreement with SoftBank Corp. ("SoftBank"). This MSP
agreement is only granted to partners with excellent delivery
capabilities, and the partnership will see Netskope's Intelligent
Security Service Edge (SSE) solution provided to Japanese
enterprises. The partnership is the first of its kind for Netskope
in Japan and marks a significant
milestone in the American company's expansion in the market.
For decades SoftBank has provided essential telecommunications
services, and in recent years has successfully built upon that
heritage to provide innovative technology services to help the
strategic digitization of enterprise businesses and society. The
partnership will leverage Netskope's SSE leadership and global
security private cloud NewEdge, along with SoftBank's extensive
established relationships with Japanese businesses, supporting the
strategic digitization of society through innovative solutions.
The Netskope One platform provides granular visibility and
real-time data and threat protection for cloud services, websites,
and private apps accessed from anywhere, on any device. SSE is a
cloud-native security stack which provides Zero Trust Network
Access (ZTNA), Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security
Broker (CASB), and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), along with threat
protection and full integration with networking technologies. In
2024, Netskope was recognized for the third year in a row as a
Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge
(SSE).
SoftBank's fully managed Netskope Intelligent SSE service is an
expansion of a successful partnership which first started in 2023.
To promote adoption among a wide range of businesses, including
large corporations as well as small and medium-sized enterprises,
SoftBank has recently strengthened their service delivery system,
including the development of engineers to execute the MSP
agreement. The service includes comprehensive support for
customers' cloud security, data protection, and compliance
measures, which are provided in addition to the security monitoring
already available through SoftBank's existing managed security
services.
Hironori Nakano, Vice President,
Enterprise Product & Business Strategy Division, SoftBank
Corp., stated, "We are delighted to announce that we can now offer
Netskope's SSE solution as a managed service provider. As the
demand for digitization grows, driven by cutting-edge technology
such as Generative AI, the importance of SSE in enabling secure
cloud utilization also grows. We are confident that our work with
Netskope will further improve our service to a wide range of
customers together."
Jin Ichiro Daikoku, Country
Manager of Netskope Japan, stated, "To have a company of SoftBank's
caliber offer our platform as a managed service is a testament to
the industry recognition and technology leadership. By combining
SoftBank's strong customer base with Netskope's innovative security
solutions, we are confident that we can deliver the value of cloud
security to more customers. In particular, we will also be able to
offer fully managed security services to small and medium-sized
enterprises."
About Netskope
Netskope, a global SASE leader, helps
organizations apply zero trust principles and AI/ML innovations to
protect data and defend against cyber threats. Fast and easy to
use, the Netskope One platform and its patented Zero Trust Engine
provide optimized access and real-time security for people,
devices, and data anywhere they go. Thousands of customers trust
Netskope and its powerful NewEdge network to reduce risk and gain
unrivaled visibility into any cloud, web, and private application
activity—providing security and accelerating performance without
trade-offs. Learn more at netskope.com.
Media Contact:
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