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Japan teams with NATO to counter China, Russia cyber threats
Japan's participation in the Malware Information Sharing Platform will signal it is focused on cyberdefense. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
SHINNOSUKE NAGATOMI
TOKYO -- Japan has begun sharing intelligence related to cyberattacks with NATO member countries, Nikkei has learned, exchanging information about malware used by China, North Korea, Russia and other countries with the aim of improving cyberdefense.
Japan's Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces have joined NATO's Malware Information Sharing Platform (MISP), a framework created in 2013. South Korea also participates as a non-NATO member.
