e-Guardian Develops AI-Powered SNS Monitoring System "Academy Risk Shield" Capable of Detecting Hidden Risks Beyond School Names

e-Guardian, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yasuhisa Takaya; hereinafter referred to as "e-Guardian") has enhanced its "Instant SNS Risk Detection Service for Educational Institutions" and developed a new AI system, "Academy Risk Shield"*1, which supports monitoring and full-volume surveillance without being limited by surface-level keywords. Ahead of the full-scale rollout of this system, we will conduct a free preliminary trial to incorporate feedback from the field.

As a comprehensive internet security company, e-Guardian provides one-stop support for all internet security challenges, ensuring safety and security in the online world through services such as post monitoring, identity verification, ad screening, social listening, and cybersecurity. In recent years, with the advancement of generative AI technology in the market, we have also focused on developing IT solutions utilizing AI technology. Particularly in the SNS domain, we offer the "Instant SNS Risk Detection Service," and have accumulated extensive experience and know-how by supporting numerous companies and educational institutions in their efforts to prevent online backlash and manage reputational risks.

In recent years, as the use of SNS by young people has become widespread, crime victims originating from SNS remain at a high level, with cases of children and students getting involved in trouble continuing unabated*2. Furthermore, with urgent requests for action from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology regarding the spread of videos of violence and bullying on SNS*3, the early detection of SNS troubles has become an urgent necessity for all educational institutions. Additionally, many educational sites struggle with monitoring during nights and holidays, facing challenges in their management systems (personnel shortages) where incidents are only discovered on Monday mornings.

However, posts on SNS involving bullying and nuisance behavior often intentionally conceal school names and students' real names. While conventional keyword monitoring could detect apparent risks, it was extremely difficult to find latent risks that did not appear on the surface of the text.

Against this backdrop, e-Guardian has combined its specialized knowledge in SNS countermeasures, cultivated over many years, with the latest AI technology to develop "Academy Risk Shield," which can detect risks hidden in posts that do not contain specific keywords. While maintaining 24-hour monitoring without increasing the burden on faculty and staff, this system realizes monitoring that is not limited by surface-level keywords, enabling early detection of schools' unique "hidden risks" and supporting safe school operations.

Prior to full-scale deployment, we will first conduct a free preliminary trial. Through this trial, we will reflect feedback from actual educational sites to further improve the system's accuracy and usability. In the future, we aim to make this service easily accessible to educational institutions nationwide and establish it as the standard for SNS risk management in the education industry.

▼ Inquiries and Applications for the Free Preliminary Trial Here

https://www.e-guardian.co.jp/inquiry/academy-risk-shield/index.html

[About "Academy Risk Shield"*1]

This system is an SNS reputation survey system for educational corporations that automatically patrols and monitors public posts on various platforms, including SNS such as X, every 60 minutes, and scores and judges risks.

Features

1. Monitoring and Surveillance Unbound by Surface Keywords

It can quickly detect signs of potential risks even in posts where school names or students' real names are intentionally concealed. It allows for early identification of "hidden precursors to bullying and trouble" that slip through traditional keyword searches and are not apparent on the surface of the text, enabling countermeasures before problems escalate.

2. "Image and Video Analysis" That Doesn't Miss Screenshot Spreading

It visualizes risks hidden not only in text data but also in images and videos within posts. It enables proactive and appropriate responses to risks that are easily overlooked in text alone, such as when interactions in closed environments like LINE or Instagram are reposted and spread to other SNS as "screenshots."

3. High-Precision Filtering Through "Four Perspectives" Unique to Schools and AI x Human Hybrid Approach

Risks are categorized using flexible criteria tailored to the educational environment and the attributes of stakeholders. By combining an advanced judgment system with verification by a specialized team, it allows for rapid and accurate identification of only critical issues requiring action, without increasing the workload of faculty and staff, including during nights and holidays.

4. Centralized Management Dashboard for at-a-Glance Risk Status

It visualizes the current safety status and the response status (unconfirmed/in progress, etc.) of posts requiring action in real-time. It prevents oversights in organizational responses and provides immediate notifications only for urgent matters. It creates an environment where even with a small management team, initial responses can be taken promptly and without hesitation.

Management Screen Image

*Image is for illustrative purposes

[Recruitment of Participating Corporations/Organizations for Preliminary Trial]

Towards the full-scale launch of this system, we are recruiting educational corporations and institutions that can test this tool in their actual work environments and experience its usability and risk detection accuracy. We will provide reports on the current SNS risk status of each corporation/organization using actual data and build optimal operational flows through the trial.

We encourage managers facing challenges such as "concerns about SNS response with a small management team" or "wanting to visualize current risks" to feel free to inquire through the link below.

▼ Inquiries and Applications Here

https://www.e-guardian.co.jp/inquiry/academy-risk-shield/index.html

*Detailed implementation conditions and content will be provided individually after your inquiry.

[Future Outlook]

In our current medium-term management plan, we have set the development of systems and products as one of our key themes. "Academy Risk Shield," developed this time, is one of our strategic services that utilizes the know-how and high-quality data accumulated over many years.

In the future, by deploying it as an easily introducible service to educational institutions nationwide, we aim to solve challenges in the education field while expanding a highly profitable revenue base. We will continue to strive for the realization of social safety and security and the sustainable enhancement of corporate value through the provision of our unique AI systems and products.

[Overview of e-Guardian Group]

Established in 1998. Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2016. Transitioned to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2022. e-Guardian is a comprehensive internet security company that provides integrated services related to internet security, including net patrol, customer support, debugging, and vulnerability assessment. The group boasts an industry-leading scale with 19 bases in 8 domestic cities and 3 overseas cities, including affiliated partners. In recent years, we have been engaged in developing services that capture the times, such as entering the FinTech and IoT industries, promoting DX through AI and IT utilization, and expanding security-related services, thereby protecting the safety and security of the internet.

e-Guardian, Inc. Company Profile

Representative: Yasuhisa Takaya, President and CEO

Location: Toranomon Kotohira Tower 8F, 1-2-8 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Established: May 1998

Capital: 1,967 million yen (as of March 31, 2026)

Business Activities: Blog/SNS/Bulletin Board Planning Consulting / Real-time Post Monitoring / User Support /

Online Game Customer Support / Compliance Measures, Reputation and Trend Research /

Community Site Planning, Site Operation Agency, Advertising Screening Agency Services / Dispatch of Personnel

URL: https://www.e-guardian.co.jp/

*1 "Academy Risk Shield" is scheduled for trademark registration.

*2 National Police Agency "Status of Juvenile Delinquency and Child Sexual Victimization in Reiwa 7" (February 26, Reiwa 8)

*3 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology "Urgent Measures Regarding Posting and Spreading of Videos of Violent Acts on SNS, etc." (Notification from the Director-General of the Elementary and Secondary Education Bureau dated January 30, Reiwa 8)