OBC (Orbic Business Consultant Co., Ltd., President and CEO: Narifumi Wada, Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), developer and seller of core business systems including "Bugyo Cloud" such as "Kanjo Bugyo," announced its future security and AI strategy at the "OBC Partner Conference 2026," a strategy announcement meeting for sales partners held in 13 venues nationwide from May 25, 2026. Narifumi Wada, President and CEO, Orbic Business Consultant Co., Ltd. ■ Key Topics 1) "Bugyo Cloud" Achieves "Privilege Separation Design" Structurally Resilient to Ransomware Through Collaboration with Microsoft Japan Amidst the increasing threat of ransomware attacks, "Bugyo Cloud," as a PaaS-native SaaS service on Microsoft Azure, has realized a "privilege separation design" where application privileges cannot access the OS or database infrastructure at all. Together with Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd., who was invited as a guest, OBC declared its continued commitment to protecting all "Bugyo Cloud" users from ransomware. (Left) Narifumi Wada, President and CEO, OBC (Right) Jiro Kobayashi, Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Solutions Business Division Head, Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. 2) "AI Development Roadmap" to Accelerate AX (AI Transformation) Given the current state where AI utilization in back-office operations is not sufficiently advanced, OBC is proceeding with the provision of "Bugyo AI Assistant," which is based on "concrete usable scenarios" rather than mere AI development. Furthermore, the company announced its development concept for "Bugyo AI Agent," which operates autonomously and performs tasks on behalf of users. The launch of the AI Agent, unveiled for the first time at the venue, was also announced, presenting initiatives to expand partner business opportunities and improve customer operational efficiency. 3) Visualization of "Peace of Mind" Through the Supply Chain Security (SCS) Evaluation System and New Partner Business Strategy OBC discussed a busine