The Japanese government has announced that it will be setting up a new cyber security team ahead of the country ’s hosting of the 2020 Olympics . The privately funded agency , the National Cybersecurity Promotion Agency , is expected to be staffed with so - called ‘ white " ’ hackers and will be tasked with carrying out R&D into cyber security ahead of the games . When it comes to CNI, it will cover industries including electricity, gas and chemical facilities, with the budget set to be thrashed out in fiscal 2017. Among its tasks will be to carry out cyber readiness exercises in preparation for a possible major attack . Reports suggest that the country currently lacks this type of agency , which will focus not just on R&D , but cultivating cyber recruitment into the government .
The Japanese government has announced that it will be setting up a new cyber security team ahead of the country ’s hosting of the 2020 Olympics . The privately funded agency , the National Cybersecurity Promotion Agency , is expected to be staffed with so - called ‘ white " ’ hackers and will be tasked with carrying out R&D into cyber security ahead of the games . Among its tasks will be to carry out cyber readiness exercises in preparation for a possible major attack . Reports suggest that the country currently lacks this type of agency , which will focus not just on R&D , but cultivating cyber recruitment into the government .