NRI SECURE LAUNCHES JAPAN'S FIRST "BLOCKCHAIN ASSESSMENT" SERVICE

- First Step Designed for Smart Contract Security -
 
TOKYO, July 21 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd. (President: Jun Odashima; hereinafter NRI Secure), a leading provider of information security solutions in Japan, has begun providing Japan’s first-ever^*1 “Blockchain Assessment,” a security Assessment service designed for systems and services which use blockchain technology^*2.
 
As the blockchain technology has become more widespread, the presence of security-related vulnerabilities has also become increasingly apparent. In particular, with regard to smart contracts, ^*3 one of a constituent element of services using the blockchain, a cyberattack carried out on any vulnerable programs could lead to major threats or even to actual damage^*4 by causing services to behave differently than originally intended.

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