SHIFT launches THREAT-AQ AI security monitoring service

SHIFT's move comes amid a sharp rise in cyberattacks against Japanese companies in 2026, including a series of large-scale unauthorized access and data breach incidents since late September. In October 2026, JPCERT/CC reported a surge in attacks targeting externally observable IT assets, and NICT pointed to A2B attacks (App-to-Backend Attacks) as a factor behind recent breaches. Traditional sporadic vulnerability assessments are seen as insufficient, making continuous attack surface management (ASM) a pressing need.

SHIFT has been strengthening its security posture, integrating its security business in September 2026 and launching the new brand SECURE AQ. Competitors are also shifting toward preventive defense: マクニカ offers the ANTERAS preventive service, and トレンドマイクロ has introduced an AI-powered risk quantification tool.

THREAT-AQ draws on about four years of ASM operational know-how cultivated within the SHIFT group and proprietary AI technology. It visualizes vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and leaks of confidential information in real time based on customer domain information, and AI quickly analyzes detected risks while specialized security analysts evaluate them to clarify priorities. SHIFT plans to leverage know-how from its AI test solution ネムラナイ to further automate and streamline security operations, and following a September 2026 merger of group companies, it has built a system of over 250 specialist diagnosticians.