Computer servers operated by a number of local governments are vulnerable to cyber-attacks, with some local entities failing to take countermeasures, according to an internal document of a government-affiliated organization.
The Local Authorities Systems Development Center document showed that servers managed by at least 193 local entities, which include prefectural and municipal governments and possibly other local organs, could easily be compromised by a cyber-attack.
Despite concerns that local residents’ personal information could be leaked in such cases, 54 entities failed to take necessary measures even after learning of the risks, citing financial difficulties and other reasons.
[…]The 495 servers contain residents’ personal information, but use an old cryptographic system in which defects were detected more than a decade ago.
Furthermore, 27 servers loaded with basic software are still being used without updated security measures after the support period provided by a software company expired more than five years ago.
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According to a post-survey questionnaire, 54 entities, or 28 percent of those with security problems, said they had no plans to improve their operational environments, with some saying they could not afford to do so, while others said the matter was of no importance.
Read more in The Daily Yomiuri.
Of no importance? Um…..