Japan plans to gather 50+ cyber security experts at emergency response center in Tokyo and minimum 150 security experts outside the emergency response center to defend against a simulated attacked on japan’s 21 state ministries and agencies along with 10 industry associates, said Ikuo Misumi, a hacking expert at Japan’s state-run National Information Security Centre.
Cabinet Minister in charge of IT policy Mr. Ichita Yamamoto said “”It’s not that we haven’t put effort into cybersecurity, but we are certainly behind the U.S.,”
Japan’s cyber security is managed by National Police Agency and four ministries, including those for defense and industry.
Tuesday’s drill is the first time that Japan has worked together across government and business to counter the threat of hackers, Misumi said.
The test will help break down various “silos that currently exist in Japan”, said William Saito, a U.S.-born tech entrepreneur recruited to advise the government.
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