SINGAPORE, December 19, 2024 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced that Seaco, an established key player in the shipping container leasing industry, has selected Trend Micro as its strategic security vendor to support its security tooling consolidation strategy. This partnership marks a significant milestone in Seaco’s journey toward a unified and streamlined cybersecurity platform.

Operating across an international network of 23 offices, and interfacing with approximately over 500 depot and port locations worldwide, Seaco requires a comprehensive security solution that could effectively protect both employee and customer data across all interactions and devices. The company sought to balance cost, complexity, capability, visibility, and control across their cybersecurity platforms.

Damian Leach, CIO of Seaco, and Winson Lau, Senior Business Development Director of Trend Micro, at the Signing Ceremony

"Trend Micro will enable us to meet our security demands whilst providing a unified cybersecurity platform for visibility across all our IT assets, simplifying our management approach. By leveraging the AI capability built into the Trend Vision One™ platform, we can meet our human-in-the-loop decision-making strategy," said Damian Leach, CIO of Seaco. "For example, the platform's AI-powered telemetry analysis enables our security team to make faster decisions and identify root causes more efficiently, minimising the potential impact of security incidents."

The selection of Trend Micro followed a comprehensive evaluation process that focused on features, capabilities, the use of AI, and compatibility with Seaco's end-to-end IT environment. The company was particularly impressed with Trend Micro's unified cybersecurity platform approach and its ability to surface insights through AI-powered analytics across network, email, cloud, laptop, and server environments.

"The focus Trend Micro has on the trilogy of people, data, and AI is crucial in interpreting requirements for cybersecurity operations teams, cyber defence experts, and executives alike," added Leach. "The platform's user experience is intuitive and enables our teams to maximise its potential effectively."

The partnership comes at a crucial time when organisations worldwide are grappling with expanding attack surfaces and the need to streamline security operations. Trend Micro's unified cybersecurity platform approach addresses these challenges by providing:

• Comprehensive visibility across the entire security environment
• AI-powered threat detection and response capabilities
• Integrated security controls for cloud, endpoint, and network security
• Automated risk scoring and threat analysis
• Simplified security management through a single console

“In today's rapidly evolving threat landscape, organisations need more than just point solutions – they need a unified, intelligent security platform that can adapt and scale with their business," said David Ng, Managing Director of Singapore, Philippines & Indonesia at Trend Micro. "Our partnership with Seaco demonstrates how our platform approach, powered by advanced AI capabilities, can help global enterprises simplify their security operations while strengthening their overall cyber resilience. We're committed to supporting Seaco's digital transformation journey by providing comprehensive protection across their entire digital ecosystem."

Looking ahead, Seaco plans to leverage Trend Micro's platform to enhance its security operations centre (SOC) capabilities and implement comprehensive security policies that can effectively protect assets ranging from customer-facing systems to internal crown jewel assets.