「能動のうどう的てきサイバー防御ぼうぎょ」導入どうにゅうの法律ほうりつ成立せいりつ 政府せいふ 円滑えんかつ運用うんよう向むけ準備じゅんび

A law has been enacted to introduce active cyber defense to prevent cyber attacks before they occur.

The government plans to steadily proceed with preparations such as formulating basic policies to ensure smooth operation, while also continuing to provide thorough explanations to dispel concerns regarding the secrecy of communications.

The law to introduce active cyber defense was put to a vote in the House of Councillors on the 16th and was passed by a majority with support from both the ruling and opposition parties.

This will allow the government to enter into agreements with relevant operators of critical infrastructure and obtain communication information to monitor for potential cyberattacks.

In order to prevent serious damage, the police and Self-Defense Forces will be able to take measures to neutralize threats by accessing servers and other sources of attacks, with the approval of a newly established independent organization.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated, This aims to fundamentally strengthen our cyber response capabilities. We will work on establishing the necessary systems, securing budgets, and acquiring personnel with specialized expertise to ensure the utmost security for our nations defense.

The government intends to start measures by the police and Self-Defense Forces next year, and to begin obtaining communication information the year after that. They plan to steadily proceed with preparations, such as formulating basic policies, so that operations can run smoothly.

On the other hand, during the Diet deliberations, there were a series of concerns about whether the governments acquisition of communication information might violate the freedom of communication guaranteed by the Constitution.

The government intends to continue providing thorough explanations to dispel concerns, stating that the system is designed so that only information suspected of fraud is automatically selected, preventing arbitrary operations.