As countermeasures against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, the governments of Japan and the United States have agreed to work together to develop safety standards for government software procurement.
Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, such as "ransomware attacks," which target companies to encrypt data without permission and demand money in exchange for restoration.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura, who is visiting Washington, D.C., held talks with Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorcas on the 6th, and Japan and the United States will work together to develop standards for confirming safety when the government procure software. agreed.
In the United States, we have already established standards such as limiting the products to those whose program vulnerabilities have been confirmed in advance, requesting disclosure of program information at the time of procurement, and promptly responding to any problems found.
Japan has a policy of exchanging and verifying information with reference to these American standards, and promoting development.
After the meeting, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura told reporters, "As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and sophisticated, it is necessary to urgently establish security systems in new fields such as software, and Japan and the United States will work closely together. ' said.