Japan must accelerate cyber defense strategy, former NSA director says

Japan’s cyberdefense strategy must be fast-tracked if the country is to protect itself from the barrage of cyberattacks that have wreaked havoc in recent months, says Michael Rogers, a former commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and ex-director of the National Security Agency. In an interview with The Japan Times on Wednesday, Rogers praised the Japanese government’s policy on cyberdefense — and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s apparent prioritization of the issue — but warned that having a good plan in writing is only valuable if turned into prompt and decisive action.