Rakuten Symphony Announces New Partnerships, Expanding Rakuten Maritime Cybersecurity Platform to All Vessel Types and Shipbuilders

Rakuten Symphony announced that it has significantly expanded the capabilities of its Rakuten Maritime cybersecurity platform through new partnerships with Cydome Security Ltd., a class-certified maritime cybersecurity company ^*1, and Lattice Inc., a provider of AI-powered ship design document management solutions. This expansion enables Rakuten Maritime to provide comprehensive Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) security across the entire vessel lifecycle, from design to operations, for both new builds and existing fleets.

Through these partnerships, Rakuten Maritime will tackle two major challenges in maritime cybersecurity:

1) Protecting Existing Vessels and OT
While many cybersecurity solutions focus on new ship builds and IT systems, tens of thousands existing vessels and their OT environments, such as navigation and engine controls, have remained largely underserved.

By partnering with Cydome, Rakuten Maritime will provide cyber protection for both newly constructed vessels and the vast global fleet of existing ships, in compliance with regulations including IACS UR E26/E27 ^*2, IMO 2021 ^*3, U.S. Coast Guard ^*4 and NIS2 ^*5. Cydome’s technology offers multi-layered protection with real-time threat detection and fleet-wide risk management from a single dashboard, enabling “zero-touch” operation and rapid security deployment across diverse fleets.

2) Extending Security into Ship Design via AI Automation
Unstructured data and legacy workflows in shipbuilding design have historically posed hidden cyber and operational risks.

With Lattice, Rakuten Maritime converts ship design data into standardized digital assets and uses AI to automate shipbuilding decision-making, minimizing operational risks and downtime. Lattice’s YardGrid system structures and indexes the extensive technical documents and design data generated during ship construction. By systematically managing these technical documents, the system helps reduce design errors and improve overall project quality and efficiency.

Ryan Son, President of Internet Services Business Unit at Rakuten Symphony and Head of Rakuten Maritime, commented, “These partnerships represent a major step toward transforming digital safety and operational efficiency in the maritime sector. With Cydome and Lattice, we can now address critical protection gaps for the entire vessel lifecycle, from design to operation, across all vessel types. This will accelerate Rakuten Maritime’s expansion into the global shipping market.”

Nir Ayalon, CEO of Cydome, commented, “Our partnership with Rakuten Maritime strengthens global maritime cybersecurity standards. By providing a fleet-wide cybersecurity digital backbone, Cydome extends a ‘secure-by-design’ framework across the entire vessel lifecycle, accommodating all existing and future needs. This collaboration is vital for the physical safety of crews and the digital resilience of the international supply chain, as well as compliance with new regulations being introduced in many regions.”

Sangwon Kang, CEO of Lattice, commented, “Bringing YardGrid’s document management innovation to the global maritime market through Rakuten Maritime is crucial. Structuring the extensive technical documents required in shipbuilding is essential for competitiveness and a prerequisite for meaningful AI transformation. We aim to expand YardGrid’s expertise worldwide.”

Rakuten Maritime’s strengthened capabilities now provide end-to-end maritime cyber coverage to all vessel types, from the earliest design stages through its entire lifecycle, delivering unified cybersecurity solutions to support an efficient fleet on a global scale.

Notes:
*1 Classifications include ClassNK and RINA.

*2 See here for more on IACS UR E26/27: https://www.classnk.or.jp/hp/en/activities/cybersecurity/ur-e26e27.html
*3 See here for more on IMO 2021 Cyber Security Compliance for Maritime: https://imo-2021.com/
*4 See here for more on U.S. Coast Guard Cybersecurity Regulation: https://cydome.io/uscg-regulation/
*5 See here for more on NIS2 Directive: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/nis2-directive

*Product names and service names published in this press release are generally trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Trademarks such as TM and ® may be omitted when trademarks are listed in this press release.

About Cydome
Cydome is a pioneer in purpose-built cybersecurity for maritime and critical infrastructure. Its class-certified (ClassNK, RINA), award-winning solution secures IT, OT, and communications assets and networks, including dedicated maritime protocols. With AI-driven anomaly detection, automated vulnerability scanning, fleet-wide risk management and zero-touch operation, it provides multi-layered protection, simplifies operation, and accelerates compliance with IMO, IACS, NIS2, U.S. Coast Guard and other global regulations.

About Lattice
Lattice Inc. is a B2B technology startup founded in 2023 that develops and operates YardGrid, an unstructured data platform specialized for the shipbuilding and maritime sectors. Powered by YardGrid, the company has successfully delivered major projects, including the construction of an integrated specification management system for a global top-tier shipbuilder. Lattice systematically structures unstructured documents and data from industrial sites to support enterprise’s AI transformation (AX).

About Rakuten Maritime
Launched in December 2024, Rakuten Maritime is an integrated cybersecurity solution designed specifically for smart ships and autonomous vessels, offering comprehensive protection across the entire vessel lifecycle. Beyond its robust technology, which has received innovation endorsements from leading classification organizations, including ClassNK and certification from RINA, Rakuten Maritime also offers consulting services that provide tailored support to address the unique challenges of maritime clients. By leveraging its cross-functional expertise in maritime operations, cybersecurity and digital transformation, the service helps clients achieve seamless regulatory compliance and build embedded cyber resilience.

For more information, visit: https://rakuten-maritime.com/en

About Rakuten Symphony
Rakuten Symphony is reimagining telecom, changing supply chain norms and disrupting outmoded thinking that threatens the industry’s pursuit of rapid innovation and growth. Based on proven modern infrastructure practices, its open interface platforms make it possible to launch and operate advanced mobile services in a fraction of the time and cost of conventional approaches, with no compromise to network quality or security. Rakuten Symphony has operations in Japan, the United States, Singapore, South Korea, India, Europe and the Middle East Africa region.

For more information, visit: https://symphony.rakuten.com