Japan, ASEAN share information about cyber attacks
Japan and 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have recently set up a mechanism to share information about cyber attacks in order to improve efficiency in dealing with this problem.
Tokyo (VNA) - Japan and 10member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) haverecently set up a mechanism to share information about cyber attacks in orderto improve efficiency in dealing with this problem.
Nihong Keizai newspaper of Japan reported on November 11 that Japan and ASEANhave developed a specialized information page for their cyber securityofficials to share information about increasingly sophisticated cyber attacksas well as how to cope with these attacks.
Accordingly, the page uses a two-step authentication mechanism, includingusername and password, and some other information, so that outsiders cannotaccess it.
In the case that a country faces of acyber attack, information about how the attack has been done and damage caused byit will be shared on the page. If another country has ever been attacked likethis, it will share information and give advices on how to deal with.
According to Japanese cyber attack experts, some homepages in the ASEAN regionstill do not have effective network security measures, so there are manypotential threats to attacks that can cause great damage.
In addition, it is impossible to exclude the possibility that some records ofdiplomatic dialogues or military operations in the region have been leaked out.
Since 2009, Japan and ASEAN have held many conferences on cyber security. Atthese events, Japan has shared information on how to protect critical infrastructuresuch as power and transportation networks.-VNA
ASEAN ministers have agreed on the need to intensify intra-bloc cooperation and information sharing to timely address cyber attacks, contributing to ensuring wide information connection in the region.
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