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Friday Squid Blogging: Live Giant Squid Found in Japan
2021-02-05 22:13

In practice few who install such systems add such capabilities as IP address detection white lists, or if they do make them too broad for various non technical reasons. Further the use of a secure rolling time credential token or other non time static credential would have twarted such an attack.

Friday Squid Blogging: Small Giant Squid Washes Ashore in Japan
2020-12-25 22:19

A ten-foot giant squid has washed ashore on the Western coast of Japan. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my...

Symantec Reports on Cicada APT Attacks against Japan
2020-11-20 12:05

Symantec is reporting on an APT group linked to China, named Cicada. They have been attacking organizations in Japan and elsewhere.

Five Eyes nations plus Japan, India call for Big Tech to bake backdoors into everything
2020-10-11 23:51

The nations of the Five Eyes security alliance - Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the USA and the UK - plus Japan and India, have called on technology companies to design their products so they offer access to encrypted messages and content. Which is why the seven signatories to the Statement "Urge industry to address our serious concerns where encryption is applied in a way that wholly precludes any legal access to content".

Syniverse and NTT DOCOMO offer inbound 5G roaming service in Japan
2020-10-08 23:30

Syniverse said it is working with NTT DOCOMO to be the first to offer inbound 5G roaming service to mobile operators and their mobile customers when traveling to Japan. DOCOMO launched in September an inbound 5G roaming service to allow foreign mobile operators and their customers visiting Japan to roam on DOCOMO's 5G network.

Japan, France, New Zealand Warn of Sudden Uptick in Emotet Trojan Attacks
2020-09-08 05:31

Cybersecurity agencies across Asia and Europe have issued multiple security alerts regarding the resurgence of email-based Emotet malware attacks targeting businesses in France, Japan, and New Zealand. "The emails contain malicious attachments or links that the receiver is encouraged to download," New Zealand's Computer Emergency Response Team said.

Japan starts work on global quantum crypto network
2020-07-29 07:02

Japan is poised to start work on global quantum key distribution service and associated infrastructure. Quantum Communications Link Technology that realizes high-speed, long-distance, and high-availability links in quantum cryptographic communication networks;.

Cloudflare announces Tokyo, Japan as home of its newest APAC office
2020-07-20 22:30

Cloudflare, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, announced that Tokyo, Japan, is the home of its newest Asia-Pacific office. Cloudflare first invested in Japan nearly a decade ago, expanding its network into Tokyo in 2010, just months after launching.

Industrial Suppliers in Japan, Europe Targeted in Sophisticated Attacks
2020-05-28 18:50

Threat actors have targeted industrial suppliers in Japan and several European countries in sophisticated attacks that employed various techniques to make malware detection and analysis more difficult, Kaspersky's ICS CERT unit reported on Thursday. The first attacks were spotted in early 2020 and, as of early May, Kaspersky has seen targeted organizations in Japan, Italy, Germany and the UK. The cybersecurity firm says the targets supply equipment and software for industrial organizations, particularly for the energy sector.

Japan Suspects Missile Data Leak in Mitsubishi Cyberattack
2020-05-20 14:22

Japan is investigating a possible leak of data including details of a prototype missile in a massive cyberattack earlier this year on Mitsubishi Electric Corp., officials said Wednesday. The suspected leak involves sensitive information about a prototype of a cutting-edge high speed gliding missile intended for deployment for the defense of Japan's remote islands amid China's military assertiveness in the region.