Our Employees Participate in the IPA "Top 10 Information Security Threats 2026" Selection Committee

AP Communications Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Takeshi Uchida, hereinafter referred to as "the Company") is pleased to announce that three employees from our zero-trust business "0-WAN" - Yasuhiro Yamane, Kengo Kishigami, and Daishin Yanagida - participated in the selection committee for IPA's (Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan*) "Top 10 Information Security Threats 2026." The Company has participated for four consecutive years since 2023.

[IPA "Top 10 Information Security Threats 2026": https://www.ipa.go.jp/security/10threats/10threats2026.html]

0-WAN is a business launched in response to the growing importance of zero trust due to increasing cyber threats and the widespread adoption of remote work. In recent years, we have seen an increase in consultations from companies facing challenges in responding to increasingly complex cyberattacks.

* IPA (Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan) is an independent administrative agency under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, established to support Japan's IT national strategy in terms of technology and human resources.

About the "Top 10 Information Security Threats 2026"

IPA publishes the "Top 10 Information Security Threats" with the aim of promoting security measures. The "Top 10 Information Security Threats 2026" is determined through deliberation and voting by the "Top 10 Threats Selection Committee," composed of approximately 250 members including researchers in the information security field and corporate practitioners, based on information security incidents and attack situations that had a significant social impact in 2025, from which IPA selects threat candidates.

Profiles of Our Engineers Who Participated in the Selection Committee

Yasuhiro Yamane, Engineering Manager, 0-WAN, BzD Department, iTOC Division

Joined AP Communications in September 2021. Attracted by the concept of zero trust, he launched a security business specializing in the zero-trust field as an internal venture. Leveraging his knowledge and experience gained at a major ISP, he has presented at the "Internet Week" conference on fundamental internet technologies, delivered lectures at various security seminars, and engaged in security...