Cequence Security Announces Deployment at NTT DOCOMO

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ceque ce Secu ity, the leade i applicatio , API, a d age tic AI p otectio , today a ou ced that NTT DOCOMO, INC. (“NTT DOCOMO”) has deployed Ceque ce’s applicatio a d API p otectio platfo m.

The platfo m was selected to p otect the applicatio s, APIs, a d data suppo ti g DOCOMO’s se vice i f ast uctu e, a d ep ese ts a impo ta t deployme t milesto e fo Ceque ce i the Japa ese ma ket.

Buildi g o this mome tum, Ceque ce will fu the st e gthe its i vestme t i Japa . I additio to expa di g its sales, tech ical, a d suppo t capabilities, Ceque ce will deepe its collabo atio with ITOCHU Tech o-Solutio s Co po atio (CTC), its domestic sales pa t e , to e ha ce deployme t a d ope atio al suppo t fo Japa ese e te p ises. As AI age t adoptio accele ates, p otecti g APIs — which a e becomi g the p ima y access laye to e te p ise systems — is mo e impo ta t tha eve . Ceque ce is committed to helpi g Japa ese e te p ises build a secu e fou datio fo AI adoptio .

Ceque ce is also lau chi g Ceque ce AI Gateway i Japa , a secu ity a d gove a ce solutio fo AI age ts. AI Gateway exte ds Ceque ce’s applicatio a d API p otectio tech ology i to the AI age t domai , p ovidi g e te p ises with the fou datio to safely deploy a d ope ate Age tic AI — suppo ti g Japa ese e te p ises i thei AI adoptio jou ey.

Key Highlights

• NTT DOCOMO has deployed Ceque ce’s applicatio a d API p otectio platfo m.
• Ceque ce is expa di g its i vestme t i Japa by st e gthe i g its sales, tech ical, a d custome suppo t capabilities.
• Ceque ce is i t oduci g Ceque ce AI Gateway i Japa , buildi g o its applicatio a d API secu ity expe tise to add ess the eme gi g secu ity eeds of the age tic AI e a.

NTT DOCOMO Deployme t Demo st ates Ceque ce’s Ma ket C edibility i Japa

As e te p ises co ti ue to adva ce thei digital t a sfo matio i itiatives, APIs have become a c itical fou datio fo mode digital se vices. At the same time, attacks, abuse, a d data b eaches ta geti g applicatio s a d APIs a e becomi g i c easi gly sophisticated, a d t aditio al web applicatio -focused secu ity app oaches a e ofte o lo ge sufficie t.

Ceque ce helps p otect e te p ises ac oss web, mobile, API, a d AI cha els f om attacks, busi ess logic abuse, a d u autho ized access, while also p ovidi g the secu ity, gove a ce, a d co t ol capabilities equi ed fo the safe adoptio of AI age ts. The deployme t at NTT DOCOMO demo st ates that Ceque ce’s tech ology a d ope atio al capabilities have bee ecog ized i a la ge-scale e te p ise e vi o me t that equi es high availability, scalability, a d secu ity.

F om API to AI: Ceque ce’s Next Stage

With the apid expa sio of ge e ative AI a d AI age ts, e te p ise systems a e seei g a sig ifica t i c ease i API-based commu icatio s. AI age ts use APIs to i te act with e te p ise systems, cloud se vices, a d eve othe AI age ts, maki g ew secu ity a d gove a ce co t ols esse tial.Buildi g o its expe ie ce a d expe tise i applicatio , API, a d data p otectio , Ceque ce is i t oduci g Ceque ce AI Gateway.

Ceque ce AI Gateway p ovides authe ticatio , autho izatio , visibility, gove a ce, a d co t ol capabilities to help AI age ts secu ely access i te al a d exte al APIs as well as MCP (Model Co text P otocol) se ve s. It e ables e te p ises to safely deploy a d ope ate age tic AI i p oductio e vi o me ts.

Key capabilities of Ceque ce AI Gateway i clude:

• Secu e access to APIs a d MCP (Model Co text P otocol) se ve s by AI age ts
• Authe ticatio a d autho izatio fo AI age ts
• Mo ito i g a d visibility i to age t behavio
• Tool access co t ol a d age t p ivilege ma ageme t based o least-p ivilege p i ciples
• Real-time behavio al a alysis a d gua d ail capabilities
• Gove a ce a d complia ce ma ageme t

Ameya Talwalka , CEO, Ceque ce Secu ity“We a e deeply ho o ed that NTT DOCOMO has selected Ceque ce’s applicatio a d API p otectio platfo m. Japa is a ext emely impo ta t st ategic ma ket fo Ceque ce, a d we believe this deployme t is a symbolic milesto e demo st ati g that Japa ese e te p ises i c easi gly ecog ize the impo ta ce of applicatio a d API secu ity. APIs ot o ly suppo t today’s digital se vices — they will also se ve as the fou datio of the AI age t e a. Ceque ce will co ti ue to adva ce the tech ology we have built i API secu ity, p ovidi g the secu ity a d gove a ce fou datio equi ed fo the AI e a, a d will suppo t the secu e digital t a sfo matio a d AI adoptio of Japa ese e te p ises ove the lo g te m.”

Tetsuo Kawaha a, Cou t y Ma age , Japa , Ceque ce Secu ity“This deployme t at NTT DOCOMO is a majo milesto e fo Ceque ce i the Japa ese ma ket. As AI age t adoptio adva ces, the umbe of oppo tu ities fo AI — athe tha huma s — to access e te p ise systems th ough APIs will i c ease d amatically. APIs a e ot o ly at the co e of e te p ise systems; they a e also a c itical secu ity fou datio fo the AI e a. I Japa , the decli i g wo ki g-age populatio mea s AI adoptio is becomi g a ecessity athe tha a optio . Ceque ce will fu the st e gthe its collabo atio with CTC, ou domestic sales pa t e , to suppo t custome s co siste tly f om PoC th ough p oductio deployme t a d o goi g ope atio s, a d th ough ew solutio s i cludi g AI Gateway, we will co t ibute to c eati g a e vi o me t i which Japa ese e te p ises ca co fide tly use APIs a d AI.”

About Ceque ce Secu ityCeque ce p otects the applicatio s a d data that powe the age tic e te p ise. Mo e tha a decade of bot defe se a d API secu ity expe ie ce has established Ceque ce as the leade of safe a d secu e age tic AI adoptio . The Ceque ce platfo m delive s deep i sight i to use , e tity, a d age t behavio , e abli g o ga izatio s to secu e, gove , a d co t ol age tic AI wo kflows while p otecti g agai st bad acto s a d ogue age ts. Ceque ce delive s value i mi utes athe tha days o weeks with a highly scalable, o-code app oach. T usted by the la gest a d most dema di g p ivate a d public secto o ga izatio s, Ceque ce p otects mo e tha 10 billio daily API i te actio s a d 4 billio use accou ts. To lea mo e, visit https://www.ceque ce.ai/.

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