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Japan to Use AI for Cyber Defense Amid PHP Vulnerability Crisis

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 23
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What happened

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Japan plans to create a team of ethical hackers that will use artificial intelligence to find vulnerabilities in national systems before criminals can exploit them. The Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA), which operates under the Industry Minister, will establish this team in November to stage simulated cyberattacks. Separately, banks, rail operators, and government agencies are taking online services offline to patch two critical flaws in PHP, a programming language used across the web, which developers released patches for on October 21.

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Why it matters

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The announcement reflects a government response to a rise in cyberattacks on Japanese companies, with the Industry Minister warning that attackers could use AI to find weaknesses more quickly. The PHP flaws have already prompted widespread disruption, with reports indicating millions of attempts to exploit the vulnerabilities.

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Who's involved

  • IPAThe Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) is establishing the team of ethical hackers.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • IPASpeculative

    The IPA might face increased operational costs related to establishing and running the new AI-driven security team.

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The entities involved

  • IPA

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Coverage

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