Tanium Wraps Up World Tour in Tokyo, Showcases New Autonomous Security Features

Tanium, the industry’s leading provider of Converged Endpoint Management, concludes its annual Converge World Tour this week in Tokyo after previous stops in New York, Washington, DC, London, Munich, and Paris. Attendees will hear directly from Tanium customers, partners, company leadership, and industry luminaries about security best practices, industry trends, and future Tanium innovations. Keynotes, presentations, and breakout sessions will centre on autonomous capabilities like Tanium Automate, designed to empower customers to automate complex tasks at speed and scale.

Tanium customers Benesse Holdings, JTB, Minebea Mitsumi, Sekisui House, YKK AP, Inc. and more will join partners NEC and CTC to showcase how they have successfully consolidated disparate security solutions by leveraging the award-winning XEM platform to reduce the costs, risks, and silos associated with outdated approaches. As the region continues to experience expansion, attendees will get a firsthand look at why the most security-conscious organisations in Japan trust Tanium to secure their most valuable assets.

During this year’s Converge Tokyo event, participants will gain insight from various Tanium executives including Chief Executive Officer Dan Streetman, Chief Technology Officer Matt Quinn, and Chief Marketing Officer Steve Daheb. Hidetomo Hashimoto, CDXO of Benesse Holdings, will share his insights on leading-edge DX projects and his future vision using AI in a conversation with Hidenori Harada, President, Tanium Japan. Mr. Masanori Nishi, Former Administrative Vice Minister of Defense Japan and Mr. Kazuo Tokito, ex-Assistant Air Chief Marshal of Defense, will join a panel discussion on Japan’s security situation and priorities, moderated by Nikkei Shimbun reporter Mr. Atsushi Teraoka.

“At Converge Tokyo, we will explore how the Tanium XEM platform proactively safeguards data and assets in a dynamic cyber security environment from various angles, including the latest autonomous features,” said Koji Komatsu, Asia North Technical Account Management Area Vice President. “We are delighted to have local Tanium customers take the stage to share how their operations have benefited using the Tanium XEM platform. We also look forward to demonstrating the power of our partnerships with ServiceNow and Microsoft and how they can enhance the value of the XEM platform.”

Tanium Automate

Tanium Automate, the no-code automation and orchestration workflow experience, will be showcased by Chief Technology Officer Matt Quinn and VP of AI Harman Kaur. This feature, which is now available in private preview for Tanium Cloud users, enables IT and Security teams to automate frequent tasks, whether they are simple or complex. Teams can build custom playbooks from the UI to reduce operational impact and automate recurring tasks such as patching, application deployments, vulnerability remediations, unused software license reclamation, and more. By creating and linking a series of Tanium Action Steps into logical, repeatable sequences, called playbooks, common tasks can run automatically or with user interaction and oversight.

At Converge World Tour Tokyo, attendees can also:

• Familiarise themselves with Tanium Guardian as they’re guided by Tanium’s Director of Endpoint Security Research Melissa
• Explore hands-on lab sessions focusing on patching, software maintenance, and unmasking vulnerabilities with Tanium solutions including SBOM, Comply, and
• Engage speakers during a dedicated event prior to their
• See cutting-edge partner solution demonstrations in the exhibition booth area sponsored by NTT Communications, Macnica, Techmatrix and
• Attend a special session focusing on the next-generation automation platform enabled by Tanium IT Asset Management (ITAM) and Tanium Vulnerability Risk and Compliance (VRC) for ServiceNow.

For more information about how Tanium customers are experiencing a 60% increase in endpoint management efficiency through automation and a 70% improvement in endpoint management and security tool consolidation, download the 2024 Forrester Total Economic Impact™ study of Tanium XEM.