Japan to strengthen cybersecurity

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The Japanese government has approved a new plan to strengthen its cybersecurity. Members of the government’s Cybersecurity Strategic Headquarters met at the prime minister’s office on Monday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who chairs the headquarters, stressed the need to strengthen Japan’s measures against cyber-attacks ahead of the Ise-Shima G-7 summit in May and the…

Security camera footage available online

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     Reports say that images from about 6,000 security cameras across Japan can be viewed on an overseas-based website.      Security cameras are usually set to be monitored remotely by their owners via the web. Experts say other people cannot see the footage if passwords are set properly.      But according to…

Police investigating Myanmar links to website hackers

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Police Tuesday were investigating whether hackers who took over several police websites Tuesday acted in response to the Koh Tao murders court decision that has been widely protested in Myanmar. At least five sites had their home pages replaced with a black-and-white message saying “Failed Law, We want Justice”, an apparent reference to the death…