JAKARTA – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet on Tuesday adopted the government's new five-year cyber security strategy, with a special focus on preventive "active cyber defense" measures to respond to the increasing risk of attacks.
Describing state-sponsored attacks as a serious threat to Japan's national security, the strategy promises to "continuously inflict losses" on attackers even when there is no active attack and "proactively defend and prevent cyber threats" with various measures.
To improve the country's ability to analyze potential threats, information will be collected to the National Cyber Security Office, which was established in July amid a rise in cyber attacks targeting government agencies and key infrastructure, according to the strategy.
"We aim to realize the highest level of vigilance in the world to deal with the increasingly severe situation in cyberspace seamlessly," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said at a press conference, launching Kyodo News (23/12).
Regarding concerns that preventive measures could violate privacy, a government spokesman said the new initiative was designed to protect the confidentiality of communications by establishing "strict protocols and provisions" for the use of collected information.
Previously, Japan enacted a law introducing the concept of active cyber defense in May, which allows the police and the Self-Defense Forces to access and neutralize source servers to fight threats.
First adopted in 2013, the cybersecurity strategy has been updated every few years. The 2021 revision names China, Russia and North Korea as cyberattack threats for the first time, saying cyberspace has become "a realm of interstate competition that reflects geopolitical tensions."
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