rmstein@ieee.org
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 13:51:18 +0800
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/japan-targets-complacency-with-cyber-attack-on-citizens
(behind straitstimes.com and ft.com paywall under Leo Lewis byline)
Japan's minister of cyber-security, Yoshitaka Sakurada, is poised to
initiate a homeland 'readiness' cyberattack against ~200M Internet-connected
devices. The "attack" is part of a 5-year experiment, per Shinzo Abe's
"Society 5.0" plan, to energize Japan's industrial and IoT competitiveness.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/02/japans-society-5-0-initiative-is-a-roadmap-for-todays-entrepreneurs/
"At best, say cyber-security experts at FireEye, the experiment could rip
through corporate Japan's complacency and elevate security planning from the
IT department to the C-Suite."
"There remain deep, unresolved questions of whether manufacturers of IoT devices or their users should have responsibility for ensuring security and a nagging concern that the government's mega-hack will not conjure up an answer."