National / Crime & Legal May 6, 2021
SoftBank sues Rakuten and former staffer alleging use of leaked 5G tech
SoftBank is demanding Rakuten suspend and scrap their 5G base stations, amid intensifying competition in Japan's telecommunications sector.
National May 3, 2021
Japan bolsters capabilities in electronic warfare, space and cyber realms
Having advantages in the new fields is "crucially important" for the SDF in the face of Chinese and Russian military buildups, defense officials say.
National Apr 28, 2021
Tokyo glitch leaves private info for 270,000 medical workers publicly accessible
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government blamed a glitch on its website for medical workers' novel coronavirus vaccination reservations for the security lapse.
Business / Corporate Apr 26, 2021
Japanese government warns Line over insufficient data protection
The guidance was issued because it was judged that the app operator had failed to provide a sufficient monitoring system to protect the "secrets of communications" as required by law.
Business / Corporate Apr 22, 2021
Can security be improved by bringing personal data back to Japan?
by Kazuaki Nagata
While storing and managing data within Japan may better protect against foreign governments' attempts to obtain personal information, critics are yet to be convinced.
Business / Corporate Apr 22, 2021
Line data scandal alerts Japan of need to get serious about data protection
by Kazuaki Nagata
Following the news that the firm had allowed a Chinese software company to access users’ personal information, calls are being made for better regulation of information.
Business / Corporate Apr 22, 2021
A group of hackers have executed a ransomware attack on Hoya Corp., marking the second successful attack on the Japanese firm in two years. ”We can confirm that Hoya Vision Care U.S. has experienced a cyberattack. Based on our initial forensics, the disruption appears to ...
National Apr 20, 2021
A hacker group linked to the PLA conducted attacks on nearly 200 companies and research institutes in Japan, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Commentary / World Apr 15, 2021
Smaller armies and better defenses in a new world
by David Howell
Concern has been raised that the United Kingdom is once again reducing the size of its armed forces. A chorus of complaints has come from retired generals, from defense experts and from politicians, all bemoaning the planned reduction in military manpower and in tanks ...
World Apr 4, 2021
Data from 500 million Facebook accounts posted online, reports say
Data affecting more than 500 million Facebook users that was originally leaked in 2019, including email addresses and phone numbers, has been posted on an online hackers forum, according to media reports and a cybercrime expert. "All 533,000,000 Facebook records were just leaked for free," ...
Commentary / World Apr 1, 2021
Building a democratic high-tech alliance
by Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Russian President Vladimir Putin is absolutely right: “Whoever becomes the leader in this (artificial intelligence) sphere will become the ruler of the world.”
World Mar 25, 2021
'Trust no one' becomes cyber mantra after massive hacking attacks
by Alyza Sebenius and Kartikay Mehrotra
In the wake of two massive cyberattacks that exposed glaring deficiencies in U.S. defenses, cybersecurity practitioners are saying zero trust may be the way to stop the cyber mayhem.