TechnologyJapan to lead first cyber defense drill with ASEAN, US and Europe
Exercise in fall aims to secure infrastructure against hackers
Cybersecurity personnel from Japanese government ministries and agencies take part in an exercise in Tokyo. © Reuters
YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Japan, the U.S., European countries and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will join forces for a digital defense exercise, set to take place as early as this autumn, to prepare for possible cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, Nikkei has learned.