TOKYO, 29th August, 2024 (WAM) – Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) said Thursday that it will seek JPY5,962 million to strengthen cyberattack countermeasures in its budget request for fiscal 2025, Jiji Press reported.
The fund will be used mainly to enhance investigation capabilities and improve measures to fight phishing using generative artificial intelligence technology. Of the total, 343 million yen will be requested partly to procure computers because the staff at the NPA's national cyber department will increase by about a dozen.
For the fight against phishing, JPY26 million will be allocated to the introduction of a generative AI system to detect fake websites.