Financial Industry-Wide Cybersecurity Exercise (Delta Wall VIII)

Summary:

The Financial Services Agency of Japan has conducted the eighth Financial Industry-Wide Cybersecurity Exercise (Delta Wall VIII) to enhance the capabilities of the entire financial industry to respond to cyber incidents. This exercise aims to improve cybersecurity measures against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. The Agency notes that large-scale cyberattacks are becoming more common worldwide, causing disruptions to business operations, compromising confidential information, and resulting in financial losses. Delta Wall VIII is designed to foster self-help, mutual assistance, and public assistance among financial institutions to strengthen cybersecurity.