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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Cybersecurity Director-General’s Office Call for “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Encouragement Award for Cybersecurity” Until December 21st

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Cybersecurity Director-General’s Office
Call for applications for the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Encouragement Award for Cybersecurity” [until December 21st]
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications awards individuals and organizations that have made outstanding achievements in the field of cybersecurity with the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Encouragement Award for Cybersecurity.” We would like to inform you that we have started recruiting winners for this year’s award (application period: November 15th (Wednesday) – December 21st (Thursday)).
1. Purpose In recent years, while the integration of cyberspace and real space has brought prosperity to society, the risks of malicious actors using cyberspace have also increased. Ensuring cybersecurity has become an extremely important issue from the perspective of ensuring a safe and secure national life and the strong development of social and economic activities. Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications awards individuals or organizations (teams) who have made outstanding achievements in the field of cybersecurity response and who are expected to continue to play an active role in the future with the “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Encouragement Award for Cybersecurity,” which is widely disseminated. By doing so, the aim is to improve cybersecurity awareness in Japan and thereby ensure cybersecurity. 2. Recruitment: We are recruiting individuals or organizations (teams) who have made outstanding achievements from the perspective of improving cybersecurity in the field of cybersecurity response, and who are expected to continue to play an active role in the future, either by self-recommendation or by recommendation from others. If you think “I am the one who deserves it” or if you think “that person should be recognized,” please apply. 3. Application/recommendation method and recruitment period The recruitment period is from November 8th (Tuesday) to December 19th (Monday), 2020. Click here for details on implementation guidelines, application/recommendation forms → Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications website:
https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/01cyber01_02000001_00179.html

4 Screening, etc. A selection committee consisting of experts will be held. The selection will be made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications after deliberation by the selection committee based on this public recruitment and recommendations from the selection committee. (About 3 candidates will be selected) 5. Announcement of screening results Scheduled to be announced on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications website, etc. around February 2020. 6. Awards The awards will be given during the “Cyber ​​Security Month” from February 1, 2020 (Thursday) to March 18, 2020 (Monday). [Contact information regarding this matter] Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Office of the Director-General for Cybersecurity (in charge: Assistant Director-General Makino, Chief Inspector Mori, Kan Taki) Telephone: 03-5253-5749 Fax: 03-5253-5752 E-mail: ictsecurityoffice_toiawase@ml. soumu.go.jp




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