Information Security

SoftBank Group Corp. constructs a mechanism which manages information security risks continuously and efficiently in order to secure adequacy of a whole group business with independency of business of each group company.

Our Information Security Policy and Privacy Policy establish principles that must be followed by the SoftBank Group and its Officers, employees and temporary employees.

We publish Information Security Report to help you understand information security initiatives at SBG and the Group companies.

SoftBank Group Corp. appoints a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as an information security management representative. The CISO also promotes and strengthens group-wide information security governance.

SoftBank Group Corp. establishes Group Information Security Committee consisting of CISOs of business unit companies and CISO of SoftBank Group Corp. runs the committee.

SoftBank Group Corp. requests each business management company establish the Information Security Committee consists of CISOs of its subordinate group companies and the CISO of the business management company run the committee.

SoftBank Group Corp. establishes measures for increasing cybersecurity risks as part of our information security responses. The implemented measures are analyzed and evaluated according to NIST CSF^*, a framework adopted by organizations and enterprises around the world. Based on these results, we continuously work to improve our information security system.

The evaluation is reviewed by external experts with information security expertise of the United States and other advanced countries at each stage of the implementation process.