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Japanese government agencies suffered breaches following Fujitsu’s ProjectWEB hack
Sunday, May 30, 2021
A number of Japanese government agencies suffered the theft of internal data and emails after unknown hackers successfully hacked into the ProjectWEB collaboration and project management software developed by Fujitsu.
According to Ilia Kolochenko, founder of ImmuniWeb, Fujitsu’s incident resembles the SolarWinds one in the US and will probably have similar consequences including enhanced cybersecurity regulations, comprehensive due diligence of governmental contractors akin to the DoD’s CMMC in the US, and likely additional funding for national cybersecurity.
"Surging supply chain attacks of national amplitude and multi-billion losses will probably trigger similar consequences around the globe. Spending more, however, does not mean spending wiser. Legislators and regulators should thus consider a consistent, holistic, multistakeholder and long-term oriented cybersecurity strategy as a key factor for regulated organizations to prevent cyber attacks and reduce data breaches." Read Full Article
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