OMAHA, NE--(Marketwired - Sep 13, 2016) - NTT Security today announced the company has been cited as a "Strong Performer" in The Forrester Wave^™: Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP), North America, Q3 2016 report. NTT Security was one of 11 select MSSP companies that Forrester invited to participate in the study. MSSPs were evaluated on a comprehensive set of 36 criteria, grouped into current offering, strategy and market presence categories.

Among the report's key takeaways is, "... the accelerating business technology agenda will continue to increase the complexity necessitating outside help." The report further states, "Companies face a staff shortage and an expertise gap. MSSPs represent a mitigation mechanism for both problems, with superior talent and domain-specific skills that the organization can't find or can't justify retaining."

"We are extremely pleased to be recognized as a Strong Performer by Forrester, as the demand for managed security continues to increase and organizations struggle to meet today's cyber challenges," said Mike Hrabik, CTO and Regional COO, NTT Security. "As Forrester's report documents, IT professionals recognize the need for better means of correlating and analyzing cybersecurity threats based on their specific applications and needs. Comprehensive and customized MSS platforms operating on a global scale level will play an increasingly important role in leveling the cybersecurity playing field."

NTT Security products evaluated in the recent report included the NTT Security federated Global Service Platform (GSP) and ActiveGuard Security and Compliance Portal v4.14.17. The report's evaluation of NTT Security contains the following statements.

"The company (NTT Security) is one of the strongest at expressing business and technical value through white papers, return-on-investment calculations, and extensive content on the benefits of managed security ... There's a deep professional services portfolio that includes technical hands-on work as well as strategic consulting ... Customers looking for strong correlation and analytics capabilities, global scale, and help articulating the benefits of managed security services should evaluate NTT Security."

NTT Security is a specialized cybersecurity and data protection company offering a unique combination of advanced analytic technologies, threat intelligence and detection capabilities with highly experienced data security experts to provide customers with custom-tailored turnkey solutions. This innovative integrated approach to cybersecurity and data protection covers the full security life cycle from solution planning through incident remediation and forensics employing NTT Security's extensive portfolio of services and established global footprint.

About NTT Security
NTT Security seamlessly delivers cyber resilience by enabling organizations to build high-performing and effective security and risk management programs with controls that enable the increasingly connected world and digital economy to overcome constantly changing security challenges. Through the Full Security Life Cycle, we ensure that scarce resources are used effectively by providing the right mix of integrated consulting, managed, cloud, and hybrid services -- delivered by local resources and leveraging our global capabilities. NTT Security is part of the NTT Group (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation), one of the largest information and communications technology (ICT) companies in the world. For more information, visit www.nttsecurity.com.