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[![The “Safe” Zone and Other Challenges to Japan’s Cybersecurity Governance Efforts](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CSO-web-banner-650x300.jpg)](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2016/09/cso-the-safe-zone-and-other-challenges-to-japans-cybersecurity-governance-efforts/)  
[The "Safe" Zone and Other Challenges to Japan's Cybersecurity Governance Efforts
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In May and July 2016, we wrote about positive progress in Japan's cybersecurity activities, such as in the area of cyberthreat information sharing, subsequent to the December 2015 release by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and its Information-Technology Promotion Agency (IPA) of their Cybersecurity Guidelines for Business Leadership Version 1.0.

This blog post looks at another recommendation in the METI/IPA Cybersecurity Guidelines: corporate g...  
[CSO Perspective](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cso-perspective/?ts=markdown)  
Sep 28, 2016  
By [Mihoko Matsubara](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mihoko-matsubara/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mihoko Matsubara") and [Danielle Kriz](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/danielle-kriz/?ts=markdown "Posts by Danielle Kriz")

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## [Big News for Small Businesses in Japan](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2016/08/cso-big-news-for-small-businesses-in-japan/)

(This blog post is also available in Japanese.)In August 2016, the Japanese National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) published a new document, Cybersecurity Approach for Business Management (this is a Japa...  
Aug 25, 2016  
By [Danielle Kriz](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/danielle-kriz/?ts=markdown "Posts by Danielle Kriz") and [Mihoko Matsubara](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mihoko-matsubara/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mihoko Matsubara")  
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## [Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- July 30, 2016](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2016/07/palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-july-30-2016/)

Unit 42 had a busy week! Researchers Robert Falcone and Jen Miller-Osborn observed a 9002 Trojan delivered using a combination of shortened links and a shared file hosted on Google Drive.  
Jul 30, 2016  
By [Anna Lough](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/anna-lough/?ts=markdown "Posts by Anna Lough")  
[](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2016/07/cso-putting-the-meti-cyberthreat-information-sharing-recommendation-into-action-in-japan/)  
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## [Putting the METI Cyberthreat Information Sharing Recommendation Into Action...](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2016/07/cso-putting-the-meti-cyberthreat-information-sharing-recommendation-into-action-in-japan/)

(This blog post is also available in Japanese.)In our May 2016 blog post, we described Japan's new Cybersecurity Guidelines for Business Leadership Ve...  
Jul 25, 2016  
By [Mihoko Matsubara](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mihoko-matsubara/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mihoko Matsubara") and [Danielle Kriz](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/danielle-kriz/?ts=markdown "Posts by Danielle Kriz")  
[](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2016/05/japans-cybersecurity-guidelines-for-business-leadership-changing-the-japanese-business-mindset-and-potentially-raising-the-global-bar/)  
[Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown), [Government](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/government/?ts=markdown)

## [Japan's Cybersecurity Guidelines for Business Leadership -- Changing the Jap...](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.au/blog/2016/05/japans-cybersecurity-guidelines-for-business-leadership-changing-the-japanese-business-mindset-and-potentially-raising-the-global-bar/)

(This blog post is also available in Japanese.)In May 2015, 1.25 million pieces of personal information were stolen by cyber thieves from the Japan Pension Service (JPS). The news...  
May 13, 2016  
By [Mihoko Matsubara](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mihoko-matsubara/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mihoko Matsubara") and [Danielle Kriz](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/danielle-kriz/?ts=markdown "Posts by Danielle Kriz")  
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