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Coordination Center for Cyber Incidents
Towards a safer cyber space without incidents[1]
Various causes lie behind incidents.
To respond to incidents and minimize damage, knowledge and technology accumulated over many years are essential, and so is coordination with partners.
As Japan’s point of contact for incident coordination,
JPCERT/CC is uniquely positioned to provide that function.
As a coordination center, we aggregate and coordinate information.
Incident response involves quickly responding to incidents that occur beyond national, regional, and industrial boundaries and preventing damage from spreading. For example, we receive information about incidents and malware from around the world and conduct technical and threat analyses. We promptly take appropriate steps to provide information to those who need it, and coordinate with partners in Japan and abroad and other national CSIRTs to solve the situation. To prevent damage from vulnerabilities in software, etc., we also study measures to reduce the impact of the vulnerabilities and help product developers address them. All our efforts are made with one aim: to continue to be a bulwark against cyber attacks that keep growing and transforming.
Connecting Japan and the world as Japan’s point of contact for incident coordination.
Cyber security experts around the world advocate establishing Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) to be able to appropriately handle incidents that are becoming increasingly diversified. Many companies and organizations in Japan are heeding this advice and creating their own CSIRTs. CSIRTs enhance their ability to respond to incidents by sharing information, knowledge, and technology among the CSIRT community. JPCERT/CC is a neutral organization independent of any specific government agency or company, and coordinates with CSIRTs at home and abroad as Japan’s point of contact for incident coordination. By supporting the establishment of overseas CSIRTs, we also develop contact points around the world and serve as a bridge that connect them.
[1] A cyber incident is "an event that may occur in the management of information and industrial control systems, and that may be considered a security issue."
In this document, cyber incidents are referred to as incidents unless otherwise noted.
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