Japan adopts emergency cybersecurity package and sets aside ¥10 billion

Japan adopted an emergency cybersecurity package on November 6 following a series of attacks that exposed sensitive information. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the cabinet had set aside about ¥10 billion from reserve funds for immediate measures. She asked ministers to work out the funding needed for the rest of the package. [evidence-1] [evidence-2]

Takaichi called for critical infrastructure operators to report attacks to the national cybersecurity office on the same day, ideally within a few hours. That was a target she set for ministers. She also asked them to study changes to Japan’s cyber response law and ways to identify suspicious traffic affecting private companies. [evidence-1]