Japan establishes cyber unit

摘要

The Japanese Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 26 March launched a cyber defence unit (CDU) to handle cyber attacks against the ministry and the Self-Defense Forces (SDF). The unit, based at MoD headquarters in central Tokyo, comprises about 90 members from the Ground, Maritime, and Air SDF. The unit is under the defence minister's direct control and subject to the guidance and supervision of the SDF C4SC (command, control, communication, and computers systems command), which is in charge of maintenance and operation of the SDF's Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) system and Central Command System.