COMPANY NEWS: Yoshishige Nakamichi has been appointed Country Manager for Japan at Checkmarx, the global leader of developer-centric application security testing (AST) solutions.
A seasoned cybersecurity executive, Nakamichi previously worked for multinational companies including Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Salesforce, and Checkmarx says he is tasked with managing the business and extending the company’s footprint in Japan.
Checkmarx has been a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testingi for five consecutive years.
The company helps make application security (AppSec) seamless and simple for Japan’s developers, giving CISOs the confidence and control they need. Gartner estimates that Japanese end user spending for application security testing software will reach ¥14,639 million by 2026.ii
Nakamichi says, “I’m delighted to join Checkmarx and bring comprehensive solutions to development and security teams in Japan. The Checkmarx AST platform offers unparalleled accuracy, coverage, visibility and guidance to reduce risk across all components of modern application development, including proprietary code, open source and infrastructure-as-code. As…
