Japan is currently seeing a parade of unauthorized access incidents. Companies and local governments alike are rushing to announce data breaches—almost as if they are competing to be the first to go public. It is true that the nature of cyberattacks has shifted to a new dimension, with the emergence of threats that exploit AI. Yet, in reality, many of these incidents still rely on conventional attack methods; with standard, proper safeguards in place, they should be largely preventable. One might even suspect that some organizations are using this trend as a convenient cover—figuring that since data breaches are being reported everywhere, announcing their own at this particular moment will help them avoid drawing too much unwanted attention. (Kei)

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