Japan boosts cyber funding, adds AI team, expands active defense powers

Japan is allocating emergency funding to bolster cybersecurity, adding public-private responders and an AI-focused team under the economic ministry, while expanding use of new active cyber-defense powers. This marks a notable escalation in Japan's defensive posture amid rising AI-assisted breaches. The move signals a shift toward more proactive state cyber operations, though details on scope and implementation remain unclear.

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