"Japan Runs Inaugural Cyber Defense Drills With Pacific Island Nations"

Japan last month, held cyber defense exercises with five Pacific island nations in an effort to shore up cybersecurity defenses in the region.  The cybersecurity exercise event, held in Guam in mid-February, was a first for Japan.  Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications led the event, including government officials and network providers from Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, and Palau, with Fiji and Tonga on-site observers.  Hideyuki Shiozawa, senior program officer for Pacific island nations at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, stated that when it comes to cybersecurity, Pacific island countries have been very vulnerable to cyberattacks.  Shiozawa noted that providing technical training, antivirus software, and other cybersecurity tools will help reduce security risks in the Indo-Pacific.

Dark Reading reports: "Japan Runs Inaugural Cyber Defense Drills With Pacific Island Nations"