NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd., a subsidiary of Nomura Research Institute (NRI) specializing in cybersecurity, has started providing “Blockchain Assessment” – a security assessment service designed for systems and services which use blockchain technology.

According to NRI Secure Research, this is the first security assessment service designed specifically for the blockchain to be provided by a medium- or large-scale security vendor in Japan.

As its first step, NRI Secure will be launching the security assessment service for smart contracts, according to the official release. Assessing from the dual perspectives, the service performs “static analysis” in which carefully analyzes a program, as well as “dynamic analysis”, which involves simulating a real attack for identifying vulnerabilities.

NRI Secure noted that with regard to smart contracts, a cyberattack carried out on any vulnerable programs could lead to major threats or even to actual damage by causing services to behave differently than originally intended.

The service is available in English and Japanese. NRI Secure said it plans to add more assessment menus for other constituent elements of the blockchain in the future.

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