Kyocera Cyber launches today: a startup cybersecurity brand providing global protection services to SMEs

Kyocera Cyber unifies new and existing Kyocera security services, and aims to meet demand for specialised cybersecurity provision tailored to the risk profile of customers. 

Kyocera Cyber – a new, specialist business operating from Kyocera UK’s headquarters in Reading – has been launched today. Backed by the wider Kyocera family, the boutique brand has invested from the ground up in enterprise-grade architecture to build an ultra-resilient, next-generation managed security operations centre (M-SOC), which will protect customers against new adversaries.

 Kyocera Cyber focuses on a tailored, comprehensive offering with an emphasis on managed security services and personalised, collaborative, value-driven relationships with customers. This ensures a powerful alternative to generic, one-size-fits-all cyber security provision.

The new brand brings together Kyocera’s existing suite of security services, alongside a number of new offerings. The backbone of this is the AI-driven, hyperautomated M-SOC, which offers 24/7 global coverage and covers all bases, from proactive defence through to incident management and recovery. Its remit includes monitoring, threat detection, incident response and vulnerability assessment, amongst a range of other responsibilities, with the goal of delivering a stronger security posture for its customers.

To accelerate their services, Kyocera Cyber has formed a collaboration with Torq, an innovative cybersecurity provider that delivers an AI-powered hyperautomation platform for security operations teams. 

The Torq autonomous AI platform integrates with Kyocera Cyber’s proprietary architecture to ensure richer security operations. Torq delivers highly effective and precise automated alert handling and response, ensuring maximum protection for Kyocera’s enterprise customers, and frees-up Kyocera’s security analysts to focus on proactive threat hunting and case escalations.

These new capabilities will complement Kyocera’s established cybersecurity provision, which includes services such as managed endpoint detection and response (MDR), managed phishing defence and simulation, managed backup, disaster recovery and business continuity.

 Crucially, Kyocera Cyber has been launched to meet significant demand for bespoke, specialised cyber provision, at a time when companies are facing skills shortages, budget shortfalls and a need for 24/7 global coverage to guard against the latest threats. Companies are looking for services that go above and beyond established offerings, which often go no further than monitoring and reporting.

Andrew Smith, Chief Information & Strategy Officer at Kyocera Cyber, said: “Many corporate cybersecurity companies do a good job of identifying threats, but then leave it to the customer to find a suitable provider to plug the gaps and upgrade their systems. This process is hugely complex and technical, and most customers will struggle to handle it without end-to-end support.

“Organisations don’t want to buy cyber services from companies that only scratch the surface; they want to work with certified specialists who live and breathe cybersecurity, providing valued insights and advice that is tailored to their business and risk profile.

“That was our thinking behind Kyocera Cyber: a distinct, forward-thinking brand with our own AI-powered, hyperautomated next generation managed SOC at its core, offering a holistic suite of services available under a single umbrella. These are led by expert teams that are separate from a customer’s business, but also know the organisation’s inner workings.

“Partnering with Kyocera Cyber means customers can choose what works best for them, whether that means fully outsourcing to our M-SOC, or adopting a blend of managed security services to extend their coverage. Joining forces with Torq is key to this, as their platform helps ensure our proprietary architecture is best-equipped to offer peace of mind to customers.”

Eldad Livni, co-founder and CINO at Torq, said: “Torq is thrilled to partner with Kyocera for the launch of the Kyocera Cyber brand and its next stage of business growth. It’s impressive to see how Kyocera has harnessed the Torq Hyperautomation platform to serve as the engine for its AI-driven M-SOC offering. We’re pleased to integrate our industry-leading technology into the Kyocera ecosystem, which enables it to better meet customers’ complex cyber security challenges, while being instrumental to our own growth as a business.”

Smith concluded: “Kyocera Cyber’s personal value-driven touch is essential when helping companies navigate the labyrinthine world of cybersecurity, achieve immediate and long-term benefits, and ultimately, demonstrate ROI on their investment. We look forward to seeing the new brand grow, alongside our collaboration with Torq.”