Japan and cybersecurity: What’s behind recent attacks and what’s being done?

Authorities are calling for renewed vigilance against cybersecurity threats after the disclosure of a flurry of incidents exposing users’ personal data, and as early figures show Japan may be headed for an unusually bad year for corporate data breaches.With reported cases up, methods used by bad actors evolving, and artificial intelligence lowering barriers for would-be scammers, growing attention on the threat and new laws that allow more preemptive measures are in focus — but will…