Japan said it will consider steps to strengthen cyber security amid pressure from Washington to do more after defence contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was hacked and other arm firms said they had received virus-tainted emails.
Japanese arms makers build U.S.-designed missiles, warships and military aircraft and Mitsubishi Heavy, Japan's biggest weapons maker, has built the U.S.-designed F-15 fighter jet and missile systems including Patriot batteries under licence.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said cabinet ministers would convene as early next week to discuss ways to bolster information security.
"The government would like to unite and take possible measures against cyber attacks," he told a news conference on Tuesday.
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Japanese arms makers build U.S.-designed missiles, warships and military aircraft and Mitsubishi Heavy, Japan's biggest weapons maker, has built the U.S.-designed F-15 fighter jet and missile systems including Patriot batteries under licence.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said cabinet ministers would convene as early next week to discuss ways to bolster information security.
"The government would like to unite and take possible measures against cyber attacks," he told a news conference on Tuesday.
See more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/wire-news/japan-eyes-cyber-security-boost-after-arms-firm-hacked_590932.html
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