Japan faces legal snags in building defense against cyber-attacks

Japan faces legal snags in building defense against cyber-attacks

LAC Co.’s Japan Security Operation Center provides corporate clients with around-the-clock monitoring of cyber-attacks. 

Japan plans to significantly bolster its defence against cyber-attacks, but the nation’s legal frameworks present hurdles in terms of staging counterattacks and pursuing the offenders.

The extent of Japan’s cybersecurity policy will likely be known in the National Defense Program Guidelines that will be revised in December.

The Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces are often targeted by hackers, with more than 1 million incidents reported annually.

By TAKETSUGU SATO

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