Digital transformation brings new responsibilities

Over the past decade, digital transformation has accelerated at an unprecedented pace. Cloud solutions now play a central role in collaboration, document workflows, and core business processes. Hybrid work models, mobile devices, and cloud-based platforms have redefined how organisations operate.

But with progress comes responsibility.

As businesses adopt cloud-first strategies and increasingly distributed workforces, cyberthreat exposure is growing. According to ENISA’s Threat Landscape 2025 report, ransomware remains one of the most significant cyberthreats facing European organisations, with the majority of recorded intrusions leading to data breaches. Digital infrastructure and services, which underpin many cloud environments, rank among the most frequently targeted sectors.

In today’s environment, protecting information is not only an IT responsibility, but it is also a societal obligation. Safeguarding customer, employee, and partner data is central to ethical conduct and aligns with Kyocera’s philosophy of "doing the right thing as a human being," ensuring that responsible businesses protect both physical and digital environments.

This commitment is reflected in Kyocera’s global Basic Information Security Policy, which reinforces the responsibility to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all information assets through structured governance, legal compliance, and continuous employee education. It is further supported by the Kyocera Group CSR Guidelines, which emphasise the importance of safeguarding personal and confidential information, preventing data leakage, and ensuring responsible handling of information across all business activities.

Cloud solutions and expanding cyberthreats

Cloud solutions enable flexibility, scalability, and reduced environmental impact by limiting the need for on-site infrastructure. They support remote collaboration, reduce dependence on physical documents and contribute to more sustainable operations.

This is because cloud platforms reduce paper usage, limit physical storage needs, and minimise the energy required to maintain on-site infrastructure. required to maintain on-site infrastructure.

At the same time, moving critical data into cloud environments introduces new risks:

• This includes endpoint devices such as printers and multifunctional systems, which are often overlooked but can present critical vulnerabilities if not properly secured.
• Increased reliance on third-party infrastructure.
• Greater exposure to stolen credentials and cloud configuration errors.
• Reduced visibility in multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Why data protection is a CSR priority

CSR includes how organisations protect sensitive data, safeguard stakeholder information, and ensure operational resilience. After all, responsible businesses are accountable not only for their environmental and social impact, but also for how they protect the information entrusted to them.

Data breaches can impact customers, employees, partners, and communities. Responsible organisations, therefore, embed security into governance frameworks, as they do sustainability and quality management.

This is where ISO 27001:2022 becomes critical – not only as a technical standard, but as a reflection of organisational responsibility.

Regular external audits verify that our controls, governance processes, and risk management practices protect people, communities, and digital ecosystems. ISO 27001:2022 is therefore a key pillar of responsible business conduct.