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Japan to bring forward infrastructure cybersecurity review

Increasingly sophisticated attacks lead to fears of service disruption

Increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks have prompted officials to bring forward a review that was planned for after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Photo by Wataru Ito)

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will revise cybersecurity guidelines for 14 areas of infrastructure, including electricity grids and waterways, by this spring. The review had been planned for after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks have prompted officials to bring forward the change.

Recent technological developments have made remote cyberattacks easier.

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