As the number of large-scale and sophisticated cyber attacks aimed at companies and infrastructure increases and damages such as information leaks continue, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will strengthen countermeasures such as training specialized human resources and identifying intrusion routes. I did.
At a study group held at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on the 2nd, in which representatives of companies and experts participated, countermeasures were discussed, saying that large-scale and sophisticated cyber attacks are increasing.
Among them, he said that it is necessary to investigate whether or not a cyber attack was received when an accident or trouble occurred in a company or infrastructure, and to consider countermeasures such as identifying the intrusion route.
Sonouede, promoting and training of professionals, we will be in the "Industrial Cyber Security Center", which is provided to the independent administrative agency of the country continue to develop these features to the prospect of 2025.
At the study group, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama said, "I have to feel anxiety that the foundation of economic activity itself will be destroyed by cyber attacks," and emphasized the need for the country to accelerate its response.
Increasing number of cyber attacks and diversifying methods
According to the National Police Agency, the number of accesses to servers, etc. that are believed to be related to cyber attacks confirmed in Japan last year was 6506 per day, 1.6 times that of adults, the highest number ever.
Recently, a malicious program called "ransomware" has been used to encrypt data stored on a computer without permission, demanding a ransom in exchange for restoration, and then leaking the data without paying money. I'm out.
In November of last year, the major game software company "Capcom" was attacked, and the scale of damage has increased, with the possibility that personal information for hundreds of thousands of people may have been leaked.
Overseas, a waterworks in Florida, USA, was hit by a cyberattack last month, manipulating the concentration of chemicals in drinking water.
The staff immediately noticed that there was no damage to the residents, but attacks on the social infrastructure that is essential to their lives have become a reality.
In addition, there are concerns about cyber attacks on Japanese companies and infrastructure before the Games, such as the British government revealing to the people involved in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics that Russian intelligence agencies were conducting cyber attacks. Therefore, there is an urgent need to strengthen countermeasures.