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. Operation Dust Storm appeared to be targeting Japanese critical infrastructure firms in the electricity, oil and natural gas, finance, transportation, and construction sectors, the firm said. The privately funded agency, the Industrial Cybersecurity Promotion Agency, is expected to be staffed with so-called ‘white hat’ 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. Japan plans to host the Olympics from July 28 through August 26, 2020.
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 Industrial Cybersecurity Promotion Agency, is expected to be staffed with so-called ‘white hat’ 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. Japan plans to host the Olympics from July 28 through August 26, 2020.