NEC Corporation announced today that they finalized a contract to acquire Cyber Defense Institute, Inc., a leading Japanese company in the cyber security space specializing in security diagnosis.

The acquisition will be completed on March 1 and Cyber Defense Institute will become a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC.

Cyber Defense’s technical strength will be added to NEC’s current technology for tactics against cyber attacks. Also, NEC will gain a foothold in the international sector and gain an opportunity to grow their security business globally.

The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.

Cyber Defense Institute, Inc.’s Website