The government will create a "rescue organization" to respond to cyberattacks, as breaches mount and basic defenses are left undone. The body will take consultations from companies and other organizations and send public and private specialists to support their response.
Multiple government officials say cases stand out in which basic measures were not taken, such as known vulnerabilities in systems being left in place. The emergency measures, to be announced at a meeting of relevant ministers on Nov. 6, are expected to include thorough enforcement of such steps and stronger defenses using high-performance AI.
The plan puts weight on fixing weaknesses that were already known, a step that comes after the damage rather than before it. The officials' account points to vulnerabilities that had been identified in advance and then left alone.