Information Security Management Activities

  Anritsu's company philosophy of "contributing to create an affluent ubiquitous network society" acknowledges that information security is a key for consolidating trust among stakeholders such as shareholders, customers, employees, and local communities. Even a momentary lapse in this network could have far-reaching impact, so Anritsu's Global Security Committee takes initiative to ensure that management systems are activated to perform reliably in a global environment.

Global Security Management Activities

  As the network society continually evolves, so do potential threats to information security. Accordingly, corporate information security measures must be globally and quickly responsive. In 2005, Anritsu's Global Security Committee took the initiative to assess and categorize global and local security risks on behalf of Group Companies.
Accordingly, we revised our Global Standard and set Local Standard security measures. In the process, we developed a global directory service for integrating information management, including resources such as client PCs, servers, and employee accounts. As a result, employees can access protected information anywhere in the world, so that the system contributes to global business management. Evolving these standards, we will continue to integrate security globally, and take countermeasures against local security risks.

ISMS Certification

  Addressing growing information security needs, Anritsu Group in Japan acquired several ISMS (Information Security Management System) certifications by August 2005. Anritsu Corporation acquired the certification for design, development, manufacture and maintenance of information system products as well as operation and management of intra-company information systems. Also, Anritsu Engineering Co., Ltd. acquired the "certificate for software and hardware development service for customer requirement and software application product development", as well as the Privacy Mark - proof of proper protection of personal information. In our ongoing quest to improve information security, we plan to adopt the methodology acquired in the process of obtaining ISMS certification throughout the Anritsu Group.

Information Security Auditing for Group Companies in Japan

  Each Group Company in Japan underwent an internal audit to assess the application of each information security measure. All departments conducted selfchecks by checklist and field audits by sampling - and field-rehearsed newly introduced measures.
  This survey determined that risks of lost and leaked information increase by taking the information outside by various means as sales activity increases outside the company. We therefore put into effect measures such as USB memory security and its strict management, notebook PC security, and more restrictions on use of business data (including e-mail) on home and noncompany-supplied PCs, to prevent such incidents from occurring.

Future Activities

  Effective information management demands proper internal auditing and daily security inspection. We will continue evolving the expertise of our internal auditing functions to strengthen security handling and supervision.