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Not to be left behind on the modern field of cyber warfare, Japan is planning to develop its first-ever defensive computer virus to help ward off cyber attacks.
The Kyodo News revealed that Japan will develop its first-ever computer virus as a defense measure against cyber attacks and that the development will be completed by next March.
The Defense Ministry plans to use the malware as a vaccine that could neutralize the other malicious codes.
The Japanese Government aims at improving its defense capabilities in the fifth domain of warfare and wants to be ready to face threats from the cyberspace.
The island nation is well aware it must invest heavily to attempt closing the extensive gap between its own cyber capabilities and those of the major players in the field.
"Japan lags behind other countries in addressing the threat of cyberattacks. It plans to increase the number of personnel in its cyberspace unit to 220 from 150, compared with 6,200 in the United States, 7,000 in North Korea and 130,000 in China, according to the ministry."
In Japan, anytime any capability is considered which could theoretically be used for offense as well as defense, there is controversy stemming from Article 9 of the country's pacifist constitution, which was adopted on May 3, 1947 (after World War II)
"Some defense experts say the ability to obstruct an enemy's use of cyberspace could exceed the limits of the country's exclusively defense-oriented policy."
Those concerned should be reassured however as the defense ministry has stated that the virus "will not be used for pre-emptive attack or active defense"
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by realDonaldTrump on Sunday May 05 2019, @11:48PM (3 children)
People don't know this, virus is constantly changing. You do Flu Shot, maybe it works and maybe it doesn't. I never get that one, and I never get the flu. But I have friends, they get the shot and they get so sick. So I don't believe it that one. But, the folks that believe in it. They say, Flu Season is coming, time to get another shot. Not because it wore off. Because, new virus. And they have a new one coming out every year. And Computer Virus is the same. They have the Anti Virus. And, every year they come out with a new one. Because the virus changed. And maybe it was created to do very good things, it can change into a bad one so easily. So easily and all the Computers are getting very sick!!!
(Score: 2) by captain normal on Monday May 06 2019, @12:11AM (2 children)
Found the anti-vac among us!
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts"- --Daniel Patrick Moynihan--
(Score: 1, Redundant) by realDonaldTrump on Monday May 06 2019, @12:50AM (1 child)
I'm not against Vaccine per say. Some vaccinations are so important. Some, not so important. Some work great. And some, not so great. Must look at each one. And, be careful not to do too many at once. Ask your Cyber person, what if you put 8, 9, 10 Anti Virus on all at once? Very bad for Computer. And when you have a little baby and they're giving the baby 8, 9 10 shots on the same day -- in some cases in just minutes -- it's very rough on that baby.
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Monday May 06 2019, @04:24PM
Measles gets a bad rap because you typically live through it anyway. That isn't the entire story however.
One of the nasty effects of measles is that it heavily degrades the 'memory' the immune system has of past illnesses, weakening immune response across the spectrum for those who become ill. One statement I heard somewhere was that hospitalizations from other illnesses decreased as much as 50% following widespread Measles vaccination.
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