Could you tell us about your company’s business?

As our name 'Cyber Security Cloud' suggests, we primarily operate in the field of cybersecurity. We develop and sell our own security products—most notably WAF (Web Application Firewall), which protects websites from cyberattacks. Our offerings also include products such as 'Attack Interceptor-kun', 'Waf Charm', the vulnerability management tool 'SIDfm', and 'Cloud Fastener', a security solution for cloud applications.

What was the deciding factor in choosing our 'Self-Driven Engineer' training program?

One major reason for me was that Fignny is involved in contract-based development. Unlike companies that only specialize in training, I felt Fignny could provide practical, hands-on knowledge drawn from real-world trends and experience—something that is often missing in purely academic training. "Training engineers to be self-driven" was another important point that resonated with my own beliefs. I’ve long wanted to implement this kind of training, and Fignny’s program aligned perfectly. Rather than just teaching technical skills, it focuses on "how to approach challenges" and "how to overcome real-world obstacles on the job"—which are crucial aspects. That was the biggest reason we chose this program. Also, the fact that Fignny specializes in custom-designed training was key. We were able to request a one-month intensive program. In longer programs, trainees learn rapidly at first, but once they grasp the basics, progress tends to plateau. That’s why we preferred to compress a three-month program into one month.

Thank you. From my experience as an engineer, the ability to independently resolve errors was something I especially wanted to emphasize. In cybersecurity too, since new threats constantly emerge, the ability to keep learning on your own is vital, isn’t it?

Exactly. In this training, we used Python and TypeScript as programming languages. While they might not always be used directly on the job, the program helped establish a foundation for learning new technologies. So I feel that our new graduate hires are now prepared to continue learning and catching up with evolving technologies.

Among the seven trainees, some weren’t engineers—such as those assigned to Sales or Customer Success (CS)—who might not touch programming languages in their work. Was there a specific reason for including them in the training?

Our company provides cybersecurity through web applications, so understanding applications is essential to grasping our products. While not all sales staff currently have technical knowledge, we wanted to give everyone a learning opportunity. For CS roles in particular, it’s hard to propose appropriate security measures without understanding the client’s application. We wanted CS members to understand how applications behave. Security engineers also benefit—having application and software knowledge helps when performing diagnostics or using various tools. In general, there are engineers doing vulnerability assessments without any background in app development. But if they do have that experience, they’ll better understand the interface between applications and security logic and can implement with a more user-focused perspective. So, we wanted even non-developers to join the engineering training because having development knowledge leads to higher quality outcomes.