Japan's NEC opens cybersecurity center in Malaysia's Johor state

Tech group to support Asian clients from facility in region bordering Singapore

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Japan's NEC is seeing stronger demand for its technology services in Malaysia's southern state of Johor. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)

TSUBASA SURUGA, Nikkei staff writer

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Malaysia -- Japan's NEC on Wednesday opened a new technological support and cybersecurity center in Malaysia's southern state of Johor, which borders Singapore and is benefiting from a boom in data centers and IT infrastructure.

The Intelligent Center Operations of NEC (ICON) will support clients in 10 Asian markets and monitor their networks and cybersecurity systems around the clock in eight languages, including Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean.

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