> Japan to allow ‘proactive cyber-defense’ from October 1st
[AUTHOR: Simon Sharwood]
[DATE: 18/03/2026 02:49]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
In less polite places, this is called ‘hacking back’ or ‘offensive cyber-ops’ Japan’s government yesterday decided to allow its Self-Defense Force to conduct offensive cyber-operations, starting on October 1st.…