60% of financial institutions lack sufficient personnel to take adequate cyber attack countermeasures 14:12 on February 1
Amid a series of cyber attacks aimed at Japanese companies, a survey by the Bank of Japan found that about 60% of financial institutions think they are not taking sufficient measures due to a shortage of personnel. In preparation for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the Bank of Japan has called for urgent preparations for a cyber attack.
Last year, the BOJ conducted a questionnaire survey of 402 financial institutions in Japan, including banks and shinkin banks, about the actual status and countermeasures of cyber attacks.
As a result, 39% of financial institutions have had cyber attacks since 2017.
And 10% of respondents said that their operations and operations were affected.
However, 59% of financial institutions said that they were not able to secure enough for personnel preparing systems for cyber attacks, indicating that they thought that sufficient measures had not been taken.
In addition, nearly 90% of financial institutions have plans for recovery in the event that a system is destroyed or tampered with by a cyber attack, but only 44% or less trained, less than half.
Recently, it has become clear that major electronics manufacturers have been hit by massive cyber attacks. The Bank of Japan is urging financial institutions to rush to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, with concerns about attacks on critical infrastructure.