Cyber Risks in Information Management and Across the Entire Supply Chain

「However, there is a risk that information generated through the Group’s business activities or entrusted to it by customers, suppliers or other organizations and individuals, including employees, could cause the Group’s information systems and the operations that depend on them to be disrupted through information leakage, alteration or destruction resulting from unauthorized access by third parties or intentional or negligent information leakage by employees, including officers, employees and personnel of contractors.」

「In addition, although promoting the use of cloud systems drives the digital transformation of business activities and provides significant convenience, it also increases risks that cannot be directly managed by the Group. Changes in employees’ work practices and the business environment may also change threats to the Group’s information management, render its existing initiatives obsolete and create new risks.」

「To address the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks and business fraud using IT, the Company has established an ISMS (information security management system) framework and is implementing measures to strengthen information management across the Company and its entire supply chain, using security systems to detect and eliminate cyberattacks at an early stage, providing internal training to improve employees’ knowledge and awareness, and developing incident response plans, as well as initiatives to continuously maintain and improve their effectiveness. However, there is a risk that the leakage, alteration or destruction of information generated through the Group’s business activities or entrusted to it by customers, suppliers or other organizations and individuals, including employees, could disrupt the Group’s information systems and the operations that depend on them.」