| Company history | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | October | New Cyber Emergency Center established as an organization specialized in urgent responses to cyber incidents |
| 2009 | July | Contract concluded with (ISC)², Inc. (Florida, U.S.A.), a nonprofit organization certifying information-security professionals, naming LAC its general agent in Japan |
| 2009 | April | IT Professional Group Co., Ltd. made a subsidiary to provide support for the development of IT social infrastructure through development of professional human resources, including use of the global-standard Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification |
| 2009 | February | Sale of the Web Security Diagnostics/Initial Examination Course begins on Amazon.co.jp, the first service sold on Amazon.co.jp |
| 2009 | January | Supply of the Web Security Diagnostics/Initial Examination Course, a low-priced Web application diagnostics service specializing in SQL injection and cross-site scripting, begins |
| 2009 | January | Supply of MSS All-In-One Services, enabling outsourcing of IDS and IPS equipment and monitoring services as a set for a monthly usage charge, begins |
| 2008 | October | Supply of Information Security Advisory Services, support services for CIOs intended to resolve issues such as those surrounding IT controls, begins |
| 2008 | July | South Korean branch office made a subsidiary, incorporated as Cyber Security LAC Co., Ltd. |
| 2008 | June | Full-fledged supply of IT Implementation Consulting Services, Integrated Log Management System Development and Operation Services, and Application Security Implementation Services, to realize security countermeasures against internal threats |
| 2008 | April | Through restructuring of group businesses, systems integration business consolidated into A&I System Co., Ltd. and made a specialist security firm |
| 2007 | November | Business partnership concluded with KDDI Corp. on security solutions |
| 2007 | October | Merger with A&I System Co., Ltd. and establishment of LAC Holdings, Inc. (securities code: 3857) as the holding company for both companies |
| 2007 | September | Nagoya Office opened |
| 2007 | April | Contract on transfer of shares concluded with A&I System Co., Ltd. |
| 2006 | August | Certified by Cisco to serve second-tier companies and small and medium-sized enterprises, and new next-generation security service UTM 24+ announced |
| 2006 | February | Supply of security management services (SMS) in response to corporate demand for human resources begins |
| 2005 | December | Supply of managed security services, as a Cisco-certified security operations center, begins |
| 2005 | October | FY 2005 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award received for contributions to progress in information technology |
| 2005 | April | Provision of new Personal Information 911 service for emergency responses to leaks of personal information begins |
| 2005 | February | Business and capital partnerships begin with A&I System Co., Ltd. in the information-security services business |
| 2005 | February | The DataBase Security Consortium, a voluntary organization intended to communicate information on, promote, and raise awareness of database security, formed with Oracle Japan and other leading database firms in Japan. LAC's Database Security Laboratory serves as the secretariat for this Consortium. |
| 2004 | December | Database Security Laboratory (DBSL) established. Research and development on database security begins. |
| 2004 | October | Passage of periodic testing under compatibility assessment testing for ISMS certification attained by LAC's JSOC Business Division, and testing for migration to ISMS Ver. 2.0 |
| 2004 | September | Database security partnership with Oracle Japan Co., Ltd. |
| 2003 | July | Business partnership with NTT West and Sumitomo Corp. in the advanced information-security services field |
| 2003 | May | JSOC takes part in the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) |
| 2002 | October | JSOC attains Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification |
| 2002 | July | Technological partnership with Microsoft Japan on provision of security solutions |
| 2002 | June | Partnership with Cisco Systems Japan in the network security business |
| 2002 | April | Shares listed on JASDAQ (issue code: 4359) |
| 2002 | March | Enterprise security partnership contract concluded with Symantec (Japan) |
| 2002 | February | Japan Security Operation Center (JSOC) established in Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, with security administration function enhanced through renewal of systems and equipment at monitoring center |
| 2001 | May | Sale begins of Secure Net Services Database (SNSDB, a registered trademark), a database of the latest information on security holes |
| 2001 | May | Capital increase through third-party allotment of shares to Mitsubishi Corp., to expand the security business |
| 2001 | January | Computer Security Laboratory opened to conduct research and development of security technologies |
| 2000 | June | Support provided for monitoring and responding to unauthorized access to the official website of the Kyushu-Okinawa Summit |
| 2000 | May | Monitoring Center established to strengthen and enhance monitoring and response to unauthorized access |
| 2000 | February | Business partnership with Net One Systems Co., Ltd. on provision of SNS services 24-hour emergency response services for unauthorized access begin |
| 1998 | April | Sales begin of Secure Net Services (SNS), systematizing security services |
| 1995 | April | Network security business begins. Research into unauthorized access methods and consulting services on security measures begin. |
| 1986 | September | Little eArth Corporation Co., Ltd. (LAC) established in Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, to provide computer-system development services (Founder: Gen Mishiba; capital: 20 million yen) |
