Japan’s GMO Internet Requests Government Cyber Defense Measures
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A private operator asking the Japanese government for active cyber defense is another data point that large-scale breaches are outgrowing what individual firms can handle alone. If you run critical infrastructure or large consumer platforms, assume more state involvement in incident response and plan governance and disclosure accordingly.
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