Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Army Compete for Competition Response Capability for Cyber Attack August 22nd, 11:20
While dealing with cyber attacks became an important security issue, a competition was held in which the Self-Defense Forces and the US military competed for coping capabilities.
Twelve teams from the Ground Self-Defense Force units, educational institutions, and the Army Cyber School in Georgia, USA, participated in the competition.
The competition was held online in various locations, and each team in Japan and the United States competed for questions such as network analysis and decryption of the code to deal with speed and accuracy.
Cyber attacks in the military are conducted for the purpose of confusing the command system of the other party, and in the general outline of the defense plan formulated in December of last year, improving response capabilities is positioned as an important security issue.
Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Defense increased the number of specialized units “Cyber Defense Corps” that was launched five years ago last year, and at the same time, the Ground Self-Defense Forces educational institution began integrated education of land, sea and air self-defense officers. We are developing human resources.
This competition was realized in the form that the American side responded to the consultation from the Japanese side, so we would like to further promote cooperation with the US military leading in capacity and system development for dealing with cyber attacks. .
“I can understand the capabilities of both Japan and the United States through the competition, so there is much to learn.” Review the way the Japan-US cooperation and the Self-Defense Forces are trained and trained. I want to get a chance. "