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Japan has announced an emergency cybersecurity package worth around 10 billion y
Japan has announced an emergency cybersecurity package worth around 10 billion yen to counter a recent wave of data breaches at major companies and government bodies. The plan includes two new specialist units: an expert team within the trade ministry tasked with using artificial intelligence to detect network vulnerabilities and counter attackers, and a joint public-private response team to assist organisations rapidly when they come under attack. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described swift action as essential in what officials called an era of AI-driven attacks. The package also broadens information-sharing between government and business, and builds on legislation legalising active cyber defence passed earlier this year. As both attackers and defenders increasingly rely on AI, do you think national cybersecurity can still be handled country by country — or does it require coordinated global action?