Corporate History
| Sep, 1986 | Established Little eArth Corporation Co., Ltd. |
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| May, 1987 | Established A&I System Co., Ltd. |
| Apr, 1995 | Launched information security business |
| Jul, 1998 | Cyber Attack Techniques Training (course name Security Academy) started |
| May, 2000 | Established "Monitoring Center" to strengthen and expand unauthorized access monitoring and response business |
| Feb, 2002 | JSOC (Japan Security Operation Center) with renewed monitoring center systems and facilities and expanded security management functions JSOC was established in Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
| Oct, 2007 | Little eArth Corporation Co., Ltd and A&I System Co., Ltd. Management Integrated Established LAC Holdings Co., Ltd. Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange, Hercules Market and JASDAQ Stock Exchange |
| Nov, 2007 | KDDI Corporation and the Little eArth Corporation Co., Ltd. entered into a business alliance, and KDDI Corporation and LAC Holdings Co., Ltd. entered into a capital alliance |
| Apr, 2008 | Restructured Little eArth Corporation Co., Ltd. to specialize in the security services business Consolidated the systems integration services to A&I System Co., Ltd. |
| Apr, 2009 | Listed solely on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange Established the Cyber Emergency Center, a specialized organization dedicated to emergency response to cyber incidents Established "LAC Security Academy" as an information security education business |
| Apr, 2010 | Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ with the merger of the JASDAQ Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange |
| May, 2010 | Consolidated the group of companies that were spread all over Tokyo and relocated to its current Headquarters in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Hirakawacho |
| Apr, 2012 | LAC Holdings Co., Ltd. absorbed 3 wholly-owned subsidiaries. Company name changed to "LAC Co., Ltd." |
| Jul, 2013 | Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) with the merger of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange |
| Dec, 2013 | Strengthened alliance with KDDI through increased capital towards business expansion |
| Jun, 2014 | Cyber Grid Japan, a research division of security experts, was established to prevent damage from cyber attacks |
| Mar, 2018 | Established KDDI Digital Security Inc., a joint venture company in partnership with KDDI Corporation |
| Jul, 2018 | Established Singapore Branch Established the Agile Development Center to develop and practice secure agile development methods |
| Jun, 2019 | Established "LAC TECHNO CENTER KITAKYUSYU" as a technical base for security business |
| May, 2021 | Established "LAC Techno Center Akihabara" as a technical hub for conducting penetration testing on IoT devices, information systems, and other equipment Established the Financial Crime Prevention Center (FC3) to provide financial institutions with insights for preventing crime victims such as fraudulent fund transfers |
| May, 2022 | Invested Eltes Co., Ltd. to strengthen internal fraud countermeasures (implementing capital and business alliance) |
| Jun, 2022 | Established purpose and vision as new management messages |
| Jun, 2023 | Established an internal framework for utilizing generative AI and commenced its operational deployment |
| Feb, 2025 | Delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of KDDI Corporation |
| Oct, 2025 | Merged with KDDI Digital Security Inc. |