Success Story

Kosé Corporation

Cloud First Secure Modern Workplace

Kosé Corporation

Kosé Corporation is a Japanese multinational cosmetics and skincare company. Founded in 1946, Kosé is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and operates in over 40 countries around the world. Overall, Kosé Corporation is a leading player in the global cosmetics and skincare industry, with a strong focus on research and development, quality, and sustainability.

The Challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically transformed the way businesses operate, with many organizations adopting remote and hybrid work arrangements to ensure business continuity. However, this shift has also led to increased cybersecurity risks, making it crucial for companies to prioritize IT security measures. Recognizing the importance of a strong and secure IT infrastructure, Kosé Singapore engaged Adventus to help improve its cybersecurity posture.

The Solutions

Replace the hotel’s older HP LaserJet 4000 series printers with newer models of the same brand
Replace existing Ricoh copiers (from previous vendor) with the latest multi—function Canon imageRUNNER Advance series of copiers. What was recommended: three different models of Canon copiers with varying speeds, capabilities and performance to suit needs of different users.
Take over the IS department’s management of printers and copiers, including equipment repairs, servicing, maintenance and troubleshooting
Perform quarterly technical maintenance checks on all printers and copiers
Attend to staff requests for servicing and replacement of toners for both printers and copiers; thus, freeing the hotel’s IS team from routine maintenance work
Install and configure the shared network printers and copiers according to the IS department’s specifications

Results

Without the need to maintain physical servers, Kosé enjoyed the benefits of improved scalability, cost savings, reliability, and accessibility. Additionally, Microsoft Azure provides a high level of security, with multiple layers of protection for data, networks, and applications.
Integrating data within a unified platform that combines Microsoft 365 and Azure yields significant security benefits. This synergy enhances data protection by offering centralized identity management, robust threat detection, and access controls.
Implementing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) on Azure prioritizes security by centralizing data and desktops in Azure’s trusted cloud environment. This approach ensures data protection, access controls, and encryption, safeguarding against data breaches and data loss. Azure’s advanced security features, such as identity and access management, threat detection, and compliance tools, enhance VDI’s overall security posture, making it a secure solution for remote workforces while minimizing risks.
Microsoft Intune offers robust mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) capabilities, ensuring secure and efficient management of devices, apps, and data in organizations. It streamlines device provisioning, enhances security with policies and remote wipes, and enables remote work flexibility while maintaining data protection and compliance.
SharePoint Online allowed more secure ways of sharing files between employees such as permissions and access control, which can help to protect sensitive information. It also protects the files from internal or external threats.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for PC and server access adds a critical layer of security by requiring multiple forms of verification, such as passwords and biometrics. This significantly reduces the risk of unauthorized access, data breaches, and cyberattacks. MFA enhances data protection, compliance, and overall security by ensuring that only authorized users can access sensitive systems and data.
Patch management solution automates the process of identifying and deploying updates. Whenever there are new patches, they are automatically pushed to all devices remotely wherever they are in the world. This reduces the risk of errors or oversights that can occur with manual updates. More importantly, they enhance cybersecurity by closing vulnerabilities that attackers exploit, reducing the risk of cyberattacks. Patch management also ensures system stability, performance, and compliance, minimizing downtime and improving overall IT efficiency and reliability.
A robust endpoint protection solution enhances cybersecurity by detecting and blocking a wide range of threats, including malware and ransomware, protecting sensitive data and systems. The solution also provides better visibility into threat activities, enabling faster incident response and identifying weaker computer users that require additional training.
A good spam filter solution greatly reduces the number of spam, phishing, and malware-laden emails from reaching computer users, significantly minimizing the probability of users falling prey to such emails, enhancing cybersecurity. Also, users can now focus on legitimate messages, leading to increased efficiency.
Engaging Adventus to provide Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) Services has led to positive outcomes such as reduced response times to security incidents, increased threat visibility, and improved incident handling as identifying and mitigating threats, protecting sensitive data, and enhancing overall organizational resilience against cyberattacks.
With Adventus Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) Services providing proactive monitoring, incident analysis, early threat detection and rapid response have led to a significant reduction in cybersecurity incidents, reduced response times to security incidents, increased threat visibility, and improved incident handling; enhancing overall organizational resilience against cyber-attacks.

Adventus has a professional and responsive team. We switched from an onsite server to a cloud system and implemented additional IT security controls to strengthen and improve the IT infrastructure as well as IT controls to reduce cybersecurity risks.

Ms Sherlyn Low of Kosé Singapore Pte Ltd