Press Release
Updated statement regarding LockBit claims
We have completed a thorough security investigation following yesterday’s tweets by LockBit claiming they had compromised Darktrace’s internal systems. We can confirm that there has been no compromise of our systems or any of our affiliate systems. Our service to our customers remains uninterrupted and is operating as normal and no further action is required.
Press Release
Statement regarding LockBit claims
Earlier this morning we became aware of tweets from LockBit, the cyber-criminal gang, claiming that they had compromised Darktrace’s internal security systems and had accessed our data. Our security teams have run a full review of our internal systems and can see no evidence of compromise. None of the LockBit social media posts link to any compromised Darktrace data. We will continue to monitor the situation extremely closely, but based on our current investigations we are confident that our systems remain secure and all customer data is fully protected.
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Darktrace and SB C&S Corp enter into Distributor Agreement
Darktrace Limited (hereinafter “Darktrace”) and SB C&S Corp. (hereinafter “SB C&S”) have entered into a distribution agreement to provide Darktrace's innovative AI-based “ActiveAI Security Platform” to companies in Japan, and will begin handling the product on August 20, 2025.
In recent years, the frequency of cyber security incidents has become a serious issue as AI, automation, and Crime as a Service (CaaS) have enabled malicious actors to launch larger and more sophisticated attacks. As cybersecurity teams look for ways to improve their ability to proactively detect threats and protect their organizations, automation is becoming increasingly important to enable efficient and rapid response.
Darktrace products continuously learn the behavior of an organization's entire digital infrastructure to rapidly detect and contain anomalies in the network, cloud, email, and endpoint environments in real time. This capability reduces the average time from intrusion detection to quarantine from hours to tens of seconds, significantly reducing alert management for administrators. In addition, Darktrace's unified platform supports physical, virtual, and cloud sensor deployments and can be seamlessly integrated into hybrid environments without additional investment.
The ActiveAI Security Platform, which SB C&S is now handling, incorporates an AI agent type "Cyber AI Analyst" that automates advanced investigations based on Security Operation Center (SOC) Level 2 standards. It has the capacity to perform 50,000 hours of analysis per year, providing the equivalent of 30 full-time employees, allowing security teams to rapidly scale their capabilities, augment their human analysts and fill vital skills gaps. The platform is suitable for all industries, including financial and public sector organizations that have a growing need for robust cybersecurity, healthcare organizations that want to strengthen their response to ransomware and internal fraud, and manufacturing and retail companies that want to prevent production stoppages and loss of brand image due to cyber-attacks.
Through this partnership, SB C&S will strengthen its portfolio with Darktrace's robust cybersecurity solutions. Darktrace's platform is based on proprietary Self-Learning AI and uses a variety of machine learning, deep learning and LLM and natural language processing. SB C&S will continue to leverage its nationwide sales network of approximately 15,000 companies to provide a single plugin for zero-trust in the age of AI. SB C&S will continue to support the improvement of corporate security by providing Darktrace products that realize zero-trust in the age of AI with a single plug-in, leveraging its nationwide sales network of approximately 15,000 companies.
The main features of Darktrace are
- Autonomous learning and threat detection by AI: Detects both known and zero-day attacks and insider fraud based on normal behavior unique to each company, eliminating dependence on tailored rules.
- Rapid, automated response: Once a threat is detected, target communications are slowed or quarantined within seconds of detection to minimize damage without disrupting business operations.
- AI-driven SOC Level 2 investigation of alerts: AI automatically analyzes the cause and flow of attacks and summarizes them in an easy-to-understand manner, greatly reducing investigation man-hours and false positives, allowing security analysts to respond quickly.
- Support for a wide range of environments: Deploy physical, virtual, and cloud sensors with a single license for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. No additional investment is required to deploy in mixed IT environments.
- Easing the burden of security operations: Automated threat detection and response reduces the dependence of the Security Operation Center (SOC) on constantly adjusting rules. This contributes to the reduction of manpower and workload on the frontline.
Product Details
https://www.it-ex.com/products/maker/darktrace/darktrace.html
For inquiries about the product, please contact
SBCASGRP-Darktrace@g.softbank.co.jp
Endorsement from Yoshimasa Tai, VP of Sales, Japan, Darktrace Japan K.K.
“The threat landscape is rapidly evolving and organizations increasingly need AI-powered cybersecurity solutions to help them become more resilient and stay one-step ahead. Working with SB C&S will help us protect more organizations and their expertise will ensure customers receive the best possible Darktrace experience. Our partnership will make the challenge of delivering security operations easier for everyone from the Security Analyst to the CISO.”
Endorsement from Hiroki Nagatani, Board Director, Executive Vice President, Head of ICT Unit SB C&S Corp.
“We are proud to announce a new distributor agreement with Darktrace, a leading company in the cybersecurity space, whose self-learning AI engine continuously assesses a customer's entire IT environment and leverages that knowledge to detect, investigate, and even respond to threats autonomously. SB C&S is committed to supporting enterprise DX through the use of Darktrace's ActiveAI Security Platform, and will further contribute to strengthening the resilience of enterprises against increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks. In addition, we will contribute to the enhancement of resilience against increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks. In addition, together with our nationwide sales partners, we aim to provide flexible cyber security solutions that meet diversifying needs.”
About Darktrace Limited
Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity, helping organizations stay ahead of the ever-changing threat landscape. Darktrace provides an essential cybersecurity platform that protects organizations from unknown threats by leveraging its unique AI that learns each customer's unique patterns of behavior in real time. The Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform provides a proactive approach to cyber resiliency by protecting the entire digital asset - network, cloud, and email. The platform provides proactive visibility into a customer's security landscape, operational efficiency through "Cyber AI Analysts," and real-time threat detection and autonomous response. The innovative work of the R&D teams in Cambridge, UK and The Hague, NL has resulted in over 200 patents pending. The company protects nearly 10,000 customers across all major industries. https://darktrace.com/ja
About SB C&S Corp.
We inherited the IT distribution business, which is where it all began for the SoftBank Group, and continue to swiftly generate new business models in response to changes in the market environment. For corporate clients, we provide product solutions by leveraging advanced technologies, including cloud computing and artificial intelligence, through the largest sales network in the country. For consumers, we harness our own planning and development capabilities to expand a product lineup that consists of everything from software and mobile accessories to IoT products and services. Please visit our website for more information, https://cas.softbank.jp/
- SoftBank and the SOFTBANK name and logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of SOFTBANK Group Corp. in Japan and other countries.
- All other company names and product/service names mentioned in this notice are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies
For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact:
SB C&S Corp Public Relations and PR Office (within ANTIL Co., Ltd.)
Tel: 03-5572-6081 E-mail: sbcas@vectorinc.co.jp
Darktrace とSB C&S がディストリビューター 契約を締結
～Darktrace の自己学習型AI を日本国内で提供開始～
Darktrace Limited（以下「Darktrace」）とSB C&S 株式会社（以下「SB C&S」）は、Darktrace の革新 的なAI ベースの 「ActiveAI Security Platform （アクティブエーアイ セキュリティ プラットフォーム）」を日本国内の企業に提供するディストリビューター契約を締結し 2025 年 8 月 20 日に取り扱いを開始します。
近年、AI や自動化、CaaS（Crime as a Service）によって、悪質な行為者がより大規模で巧妙な攻撃を行うようになったため、サイバーセキュリティインシデントの頻発が深刻な問題となっています。サイバーセキュリティチームは、脅威を事前に察知し、組織を保護する能力を向上させる方法を模索する中で、効率的かつ迅速な対応を可能にする自動化の重要性がますます高まっています。
Darktrace 製品は、組織のデジタルインフラストラクチャー全体の挙動を継続的に学習し、ネットワークやクラウド、電子メール、エンドポイントなどの環境における異常をリアルタイムで迅速に検出して抑制します。この機能により、侵入の検知から隔離までの平均時間が数時間から数十秒に短縮され、管理者がアラートに対処する必要性が大幅に軽減されます。さらに、Darktrace の統一プラットフォームは、物理や仮想、クラウドのセンサーの展開をサポートしており、追加投資なしでハイブリッド環境にシームレスに統合できます。
SB C&S が今回取り扱う「ActiveAI Security Platform」には、AI エージェント型「Cyber AI Analyst」が組み込まれており、SOC（Security Operation Center）レベル 2 の基準に基づく高度な調査を自動化し、年間50,000 時間の分析を実施することで、フルタイム従業員30 人分の作業を補完する能力を持っています。これにより、企業はセキュリティ運用の効率化とコスト削減を実現し、高度な脅威対応能力を維持できます。このプラットフォームは、強固なサイバーセキュリティの必要性が高まっている金融業や公共機関、ランサムウエアや内部不正への対応を強化したい医療機関、サイバー攻撃による生産停止やブランドイメージの損失を防ぎたい製造業や小売業など、あらゆる業種に適しています。
SB C&S は、今回の提携を通してDarktrace の強固なサイバーセキュリティソリューションでポートフォリオを強化します。Darktrace のプラットフォームは、独自の自己学習型 AI を基盤としており、機械学習や深層学習、LLM、自然言語処理などの多様な AI モデルを使用する多層的な AI アプローチにより組織の IT 環境を学習し、その理解に基づいて既知および新規のサイバー脅威の検出や調査、防止を行います。SB C&S は、今後も全国約15,000 社の販売ネットワークを活用し、AI 時代のゼロトラストをプラグイン一つで実現するDarktrace 製品を提供することで、企業のセキュリティ向上を支援します。
【Darktrace の主な特長】
- AI による自動学習と脅威検知
各企業に特有の正常な行動に基づいて、既知およびゼロデイ攻撃と内部不正の両方を検出するため、ルールを調整する必要が不要です。
- 迅速な自動対応
脅威が検知されると、検知から数秒以内にターゲット通信を減速または隔離し、業務を中断することなく被害を最小限に抑えます。
- 攻撃の因果関係を要約
AI が攻撃の原因や流れを自動的に分析し、分かりやすく要約することで、調査工数や誤検知を大幅に削減し、セキュリティアナリストが迅速に対応できます。
- 幅広い環境に対応
オンプレミスやクラウド、ハイブリッド環境に対応し、物理、仮想およびクラウドセンサーを単一ライセンスで展開可能。混在したIT 環境でも追加投資なしで導入可能です。
- セキュリティ運用の負担を軽減
自動化された脅威検知と対応により、SOC（Security Operation Center）がルールを継続的に調整する依存度を減らし、現場の人手不足の解消や業務負担の軽減に寄与します。
【製品の詳細】
https://www.it-ex.com/products/maker/darktrace/darktrace.html
【製品に関するお問い合わせ】
SBCASGRP-Darktrace@g.softbank.co.jp
ダークトレース・ジャパン株式会社 カントリーマネージャー 兼 日本営業総責任者 田井 祥雅 からのコメント
サイバー脅威は急速に進化しており、企業がより強固な体制を築き、一歩先を行くために、AI を活用したサイバーセキュリティソリューションがますます必要とされています。SB C&S との提携により、ダークトレースの最適なソリューションをお届けすることで、より多くの企業のセキュリティを強化できると確信しています。SB C&S の知見とダークトレースのソリューションを通して、セキュリティアナリストからCISO（最高情報セキュリティ責任者）に至るまで、セキュリティ運用の効率化を可能にします。
SB C&S 株式会社 取締役 専務執行役員 兼 ICT 事業本部長 永谷 博規 からのコメント
このたび、サイバーセキュリティ分野におけるリーディングカンパニーであるDarktrace と新たなディストリビューター契約を締結できましたことを、心より光栄に思います。Darktrace の自己学習型 AI エンジンは、お客さまのIT 環境全体を継続的に把握し、その知見を活用して脅威の検知、調査、さらには自律的な対応を実現します。SB C&S は、Darktrace の「ActiveAI Security Platform」の取り扱いを通して、企業のDX を支援するとともに、日々高度化するサイバー攻撃に対するレジリエンス強化に一層貢献してまいります。また、全国の販売パートナーとともに、多様化するニーズに応える柔軟なサイバーセキュリティソリューションの提供を目指します。
Darktrace Limited について
Darktrace は、サイバーセキュリティ分野における AI のグローバルリーダーであり、日々変化する脅威の状況に対して組織が先手を打てるよう支援しています。2013 年に設立された Darktrace は、各顧客の独自の行動パターンをリアルタイムで学習する独自の AI を活用し、未知の脅威から組織を保護するための必須のサイバーセキュリティプラットフォームを提供しています。 「Darktrace ActiveAI Security Platform」は、ネットワーク、クラウド、メールといったデジタル資産全体を保護することで、サイバー回復力を強化するプロアクティブなアプローチを実現します。このプラットフォームは、顧客のセキュリティ状況を事前に可視化し、 「Cyber AI Analyst」による運用の効率化を図るとともに、脅威をリアルタイムで検知し自律的に対応します。英国ケンブリッジおよびオランダ・ハーグの研究開発チームによる革新的な取り組みにより、200 件以上の特許が申請されています。Darktrace のプラットフォームとサービスは、主要な産業全般にわたる約10,000 の顧客を保護しています。https://darktrace.com/ja
SB C&S 株式会社について
SB C&S 株式会社は、ソフトバンクグループの原点である IT 流通ビジネスを受け継ぐとともに、市場環境の変化を迅速にとらえ、新たなビジネスモデルを生み出しています。法人向けには、国内最大規模の販売ネットワークを通じ、クラウドや AI を含めた先進のテクノロジーを活用したプロダクト・ソリューションを提供しています。コンシューマ向けには、独自の企画・開発力を生かし、ソフトウエアやモバイルアクセサリーから、IoT プロダクト・サービスへと商品ラインアップを拡充しています。詳細はウェブサイトをご覧ください。https://cas.softbank.jp/
- SoftBank およびソフトバンクの名称、ロゴは、日本国およびその他の国におけるソフトバンクグループ株式会社の登録商標または商標です。
- その他、このお知らせに記載されている会社名および製品・サービス名は、各社の登録商標または商標です。
Darktrace and SB C&S Corp enter into Distributor Agreement
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Darktrace named a Challenger in first Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security Platforms · Evaluated on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute Darktrace, a global leader in AI for cybersecurity,today announces that Darktrace / EMAIL™, has been recognized in thefirst ever Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security Platforms (ESP) as a Challenger. Chris Kozup, Chief Marketing Officer, Darktrace, said of therecognition: “We are extremely proud to have been recognized in the first MagicQuadrant for ESP. We believe the factthat wehave seen such wide scale adoption is testament to the unique way in which wedevelop products to keep our customers safe from even the most sophisticated emailcompromises. We believe our placement reaffirms our dedication to deliveringexceptional customer service, and innovations that safeguard against the emailchallenges of today—and tomorrow.” Darktrace customers consistently acknowledge its exceptional customersupport, delivered by an award-winning[1]service team. Darktrace has the highest percentage of 5-star ratings with a 4.8rating on Gartner® Peer Insights™ out of 249 reviews as on[MW1] 19th December. We feel this unwavering commitment to customersatisfaction is evident in strong renewal rates and accelerated growth inDarktrace / EMAIL over the past few years, gaining almost 5,000 customers sinceits launch in 2019. Darktrace / EMAIL, one of the fastest-growing emailsecurity products on the market, is built on Darktrace’s unique Self-LearningAI, a multi-layered AI engine that leverages different types of AI includingNLP and behavioral analysis to detect threats, instead of traditional securitymeasures such as signatures and sandboxing. This approach enables Darktrace todetect and stop threats like business email compromise attacks and noveltechniques, including some 56% of which passed through customers’ other emailsecurity layers. This pioneering approach has enabled Darktrace to introduce industry-leadingcapabilities such as QR code analysis and automated incident investigations, alongsidedifferentiated functionality to help teams add new depth to their emailsecurity, including: Account take over and Lateral mail account compromise protection. Contributing yet another layer to the AI behavioural profile for each user, security teams can now spot early symptoms of account compromise or malicious insiders before a link or attachment payload is sent, and exfiltration occur Microsoft Teams security with advanced messaging analysis: Advancing beyond simple text analysis to behavioral and natural language content analysis that tracks context across both email and instant messaging to identify the approximately 38% of phishing, sophisticated social engineering and novel insider threats other solutions fail to capture · Drastically improveend user reporting with Cyber AI Analyst narratives: Real-time awareness training capabilities reduce falsepositives in phishing investigations by up to 60% by providing context specificanalysis of each received email to each employee as they interact with their mail.· MailboxSecurity Assistant to increase security team operational efficiency: All forms ofsecondary investigations can now automatically perform advanced behavioralbrowser analysis and stop malicious links within webpages, reducing manualeffort of security analysts to detecting phishing links, and allowing them to remediateup to 70% more malicious phishing links than before.· AI based,autonomous data loss prevention: to immediately protect organizations from misdirected emails,insider threats, and data loss—both classified and unclassified – using userbehavior and dynamic content analysis to determine sensitivity, removing administrativeoverhead from manual expressions and labeling.Marco Cavallo, IT Manager at Darktrace / EMAIL customer Arpa Industries comments:“During the POV, Darktrace / EMAIL showed how specific attacks weresurgically blocked. We realized that other tools wouldn’t have detected thesethreats.” Darktrace / EMAIL is part of Darktrace’s ActiveAI Security Platform™,offering network, cloud, endpoint, identity and operational technologyprotection from a single shared architecture, all built on Darktrace’s uniqueAI engine – providing a strong, integrated approach to threat prevention,detection and response across an organization’s entire digital footprint. Darktrace’s global presence supports a diverse and varied customer base,and adapts proactively to customer pain points of all kinds. Darktrace’sadaptability across all market segments, from SMBs to large enterprisessupports both first time email security buyers and mature email securitystacks. It is able to meet varied security needs with lower setuprequirements, includes capability for advanced depth in configuration and,particularly for mature organizations, can augment existing security providerswith additional protections. Download the fullMagic Quadrant for Email Security Platforms here Resources:· Read more onthe Darktrace Blog· Read more abouthow business email compromise attacks are evolving on The Inference Gartner disclaimersGartner, Magic Quadrant for EmailSecurity Platforms, Max Taggett, Nikul Patel, Franz Hinner, Deepak Mishra, 16December 2024 GARTNER is a registered trademarkand service mark of Gartner and Magic Quadrant and Peer Insights are aregistered trademark, of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. andinternationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual endusers based on their own experiences with the vendors listed on the platform,should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the viewsof Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product orservice depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed orimplied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness,including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particularpurpose. Gartner does not endorse any vendor,product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advisetechnology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or otherdesignation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’sresearch organization and should not be construed as statements of fact.Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to thisresearch, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for aparticular purpose. About DarktraceDarktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keepsorganizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protectingorganizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI that learns fromthe unique patterns of life for each customer in real-time. The DarktraceActiveAI Security Platform™ delivers a proactive approach to cyber resiliencewith pre-emptive visibility into security posture, real-time threat detection,and autonomous response – securing the business across cloud, email,identities, operational technology, endpoints, and network. Breakthroughinnovations from our R&D teams in Cambridge, UK, and The Hague, Netherlandshave resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace’s platform andservices are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world who protectnearly 10,000 customers across all major industries globally. To learn more,visit http://www.darktrace.com. ----
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