Prime Minister Takaichi announces ``imminent situation'' as government structure needs to be improved due to frequent information leaks

In response to the frequent occurrence of information leaks due to cyber attacks, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with Masaaki Taira, head of the Liberal Democratic Party's National Cyber ​​Security Strategy Headquarters, at the prime minister's office on the 23rd, and received recommendations centered on the establishment of a ``cyber response headquarters.'' The Prime Minister stated, ``The Prime Minister's Office will lead the way in establishing the necessary systems and accelerating countermeasures by related ministries and agencies,'' announcing the government's policy to strengthen countermeasures.

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During the meeting, the prime minister pointed out, ``We are in an urgent situation.The anxiety of the people is in a much more serious state than ever before.'' ``In response to cyber threats that are becoming more and more serious, we will first work to strengthen cybersecurity with the National Cyber ​​Control Office as the control tower.''

The Liberal Democratic Party's proposal positions the current situation where unauthorized access continues to occur one after another as a ``cyber crisis''. Furthermore, it states that an ``AI cyber saturation attack,'' in which attacks are launched all at once using artificial intelligence (AI), is becoming a reality, and calls for measures to be taken such as (1) securing ``white hackers,'' well-intentioned engineers with advanced knowledge, (2) establishing a point of contact with cutting-edge AI companies, and (3) considering making it mandatory to obtain My Number cards.