Minister of Justice Furukawa has announced that he will set up two special investigation offices in the Public Security Intelligence Agency from April, saying that it is necessary to further strengthen information gathering and analysis functions regarding measures against economic security and cyber attacks. Did.
The government wants to pass a new bill in the current Diet to prevent the outflow of advanced technology and strengthen economic security measures such as securing important goods such as semiconductors and pharmaceuticals in Japan.
Under these circumstances, Minister of Justice Furukawa stated at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that "it is necessary to further strengthen the information gathering and analysis functions" and decided to set up the "Economic Security Special Investigation Office" in the Public Security Intelligence Agency from April. I made it clear.
At the same time, the "Cyber Special Investigation Office" will be set up as it is necessary to strengthen countermeasures against threats of cyber attacks.
Minister Furukawa said, "We will further strengthen our efforts to provide information to related organizations and collaborate with industry, government and academia, and share more closely with private companies and research institutes."