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Japanese Government Plans Cyber Attack Institute (thestack.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the insuring-the-infrastructure dept.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Stack: The government of Japan will create an institute to train employees to counter cyber attacks. The institute, which will be operational early next year, will focus on preventing cyber attacks on electrical systems and other infrastructure. The training institute, which will operate as part of Japan's Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA), is the first center for training in Japan to focus on preventing cyber attacks.

A government source said that the primary aims will be preventing a large-scale blackout during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2020, and stopping leaks of sensitive power plant designs. The source also stated that there is potential for a joint exercise in cyber awareness between the Japanese group and foreign cybersecurity engineers in the future.

12 comments

  1. Better than the Godzilla Attack Institute? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes, it will be better!

    They'll teach the graduates to speak so their lips to move in sync with their speech!

  2. I wonder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I wonder if this is just a front for the Giant Monster Attack Institute.

  3. Lemme guess by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Kamikaze division and sneak attack division.These people have shown to not be allowed to do this.

  4. better solution by Gravis+Zero · · Score: 3, Insightful

    what about just not hooking everything up to the internet? you know, controls that only work if you are standing there and press the button.

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    1. Re:better solution by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      But then the people on an american technology news website complain about your usage of fax machines.

    2. Re:better solution by sabbede · · Score: 1

      What fun would that be? If we aren't doing new things to solve problems caused by the last set of new things, creating new problems to solve with new things, then we might as well give up on everything.

  5. Old news by campuscodi · · Score: 0

    This is extremely old news, like May: http://the-japan-news.com/news...

  6. sensitive power plant designs by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 1

    more like covering up the poor designs

  7. Mod parent down! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    Ya see, mod 'em down. Quit stating the obvious, captain obvious. If we wanted a solution like that, we wouldn't have ignored it. We obviously want to feel almighty and important as we spew buzzwords like "cyber" and then pound our fists on the table because we need action NOW.

  8. That's a bit misleading... by sabbede · · Score: 1

    "Cyber Attack Institute" sounds a bit belligerent, and not much like something focused on countering attacks. Sort of a letdown, as I had started looking forward to discussing Article 9 issues.

  9. Japanese Attack Institute... by Bob_Who · · Score: 1

    Sure sounds like a euphemism for a military....