June 16, 2022 Solicitation of Opinions on Draft ICT Cybersecurity Comprehensive Measures 2022

The Cybersecurity Task Force, a unit organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), drafted a proposal document entitled “ICT Cybersecurity Comprehensive Measures 2022.” This document was prepared as a study result of the Cybersecurity Task Force. Accordingly, MIC will solicit opinions on the draft from Friday, June 17 through Saturday, July 16, 2022.

1. Outline

The Cybersecurity Task Force, which came into operation in January 2017, compiled a proposal document entitled “ICT Cybersecurity Comprehensive Measures 2021” in July last year. Since then, the Cybersecurity Task Force has been carrying out study from a broad perspective, such as sorting out cybersecurity-related challenges in response to circumstances including cyberattacks that have become more complicated and sophisticated and the increased vulnerability to cyberattacks, and considering countermeasures to be taken and improvement of the existing initiatives in the ICT field.
Based on the study results, the Cybersecurity Task Force drafted a proposal document entitled “ICT Cybersecurity Comprehensive Measures 2022.” Accordingly, MIC will solicit opinions on the draft from Friday, June 17 through Saturday, July 16, 2022.

2. Procedure of solicitation of opinions

1. Subject of solicitation of opinions

Draft ICT Cybersecurity Comprehensive Measures 2022

2. Deadline for submission of opinions

Saturday, July 16, 2022
(Submission of opinions by postal mail must also arrive no later than Saturday, July 16, 2022.)
For details, please see the procedure of solicitation of opinions.

3. Future schedule

Considering opinions submitted on the draft, the Cybersecurity Task Force will further make a study and finalize the measures around the summer of 2022.

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