NTT Innovation Institute, Inc. (NTT I3) has been analyzing security intelligence in collaboration with the NTT Computer Security Incident Response and Readiness Coordination Team, also known as NTT-CERT, and other CSIRTs, or Computer Security Incident Response Teams, and it aims to apply this know-how to the research and development of advanced security technologies. We asked Shin Adachi, the Lead Security Analyst at the center of security-related work at NTT I3, about the current status of information security and the benefits of establishing NTT I3as a center for research and development in North America. © 2013 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.. All rights reserved.