INDUSTRIAL-X, a DX Specialist, Adopts Netskope to Implement Zero Trust and Accelerate Industrial Transformation with Offensive Security

We have many employees who work outside the office, so we have adopted a hybrid work system. We are also a 6-year old startup, so our infrastructure, including our core system, is fully cloud-based in order to respond flexibly to changes. We are also actively using cloud services to improve productivity and experiment with new technologies useful for DX. We ourselves are at the forefront of DX promotion, and our security cannot be protected by conventional perimeter-type defenses. We needed Zero Trust to protect all devices within the single umbrella of the cloud.

From the perspective of a DX promotion professional, Okubo points out the key points of implementing Zero Trust. What is important is the perspective of supporting business growth through offensive security. How do you strike a balance between productivity and security? Our Zero Trust does not bind everything with rules, but rather allows users to freely use cloud services, but Zero Trust protects users and their data from danger like a guardrail,” says Okubo.

In January 2024, the company decided to implement Netskope to achieve zero-trust. In January 2024, the company decided to implement Netskope in order to achieve zero trust, and selected Nextmode as its technical support partner because of its extensive sales experience and knowledge of Netskope.

Okubo also spoke about the future of Zero Trust with Netskope. We would like to eliminate situations where users have to make decisions about the use of their critical data. We are also considering a system that guards critical data through DLP (Data Loss Prevention), which identifies, monitors, and protects critical data. We are also considering the introduction of a Cloud Firewall that controls all communications, and private access that allows secure access to internal systems rather than a VPN, which is vulnerable.

More than a year has passed since Netskope was introduced, and the company has accumulated operational know-how and knowledge. We will showcase our own efforts regarding the use of Zero Trust and cloud services. We would like to use the know-how and knowledge we gain from this to help our customers promote DX,” said Okubo.