UN Secretary-General Secretary's cooperation is indispensable to protect cyberspace safety September 7 10:42
UN Secretary-General Nakaman stressed the need for information sharing and cooperation with the private sector to protect cyberspace safety, and expressed his hopes for the first intergovernmental discussion on cybersecurity next week at the United Nations. .
Secretary-General Nakaman, who is in charge of disarmament issues at the United Nations, spoke at a meeting on the subject of cybersecurity hosted by the United Nations representative in Japan on the 6th.
Deputy Director Nakaman said, “The problem we face is that no government in the country has found a way to secure cyberspace,” and acknowledges that this is an urgent issue for the international community. It was.
He said, “Toward a common goal of cybersecurity, the focus is on whether private companies and public institutions can collaborate through information sharing, etc.” and information sharing and cooperation with the private sector is essential for governments and international organizations. I stressed.
The United Nations will hold the first intergovernmental discussion to discuss cybersecurity with the attendance of all UN member states from 9th of this month. Showed.
However, at this day's meeting, many people in charge of companies said that “information sharing with the outside is not easy from the viewpoint of maintaining confidentiality and securing profits”. It will be noticed whether it goes forward.