Tighter Regulation and Obstruction of Development as a Backlash Against Technological Progress
First written in FY2019-Q1. 10 of 20 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2024-Q2. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
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- FY2027-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Companies are also required to address the risk of confidential information being used to train generative AI and damage to corporate brands caused by hallucinations, meaning instances in which generative AI outputs information that differs from the facts. Establishing governance for the use of AI is an urgent issue.」
Regarding risks accompanying technological advances, the company specifically identifies the use of confidential information to train generative AI, hallucinations and damage to corporate brands, and positions AI-use governance as an urgent issue. - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Demand for the Group continues to increase, including in response to the spread of false and inaccurate information and online scandals in digital spaces such as social networking services, and risks associated with the use of generative AI.」
The company explicitly identifies responses to risks associated with the use of generative AI as a new digital risk accompanying technological advances, expanding the scope of risks addressed. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, numerous issues continue to arise, including the spread of false and inaccurate information and online scandals on video-streaming and posting websites, including social networking services, defamatory posts online, and the removal of confidential information from within organizations. Their impact on economic activity in Japan is immense and becoming more serious, while the information security market in Japan and overseas continues to expand each year, and demand for the Group continues to increase.」
The company states that risks accompanying digitalization and technological advances, including false and inaccurate information, online scandals, defamation and the removal of confidential information, are occurring frequently and that their impact on economic activity is immense and becoming more serious. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Against the backdrop of the expansion of digital spaces such as social networking services, numerous issues have arisen, including the spread of false and inaccurate information and online scandals, as well as the removal of confidential information from within organizations due to digitalization and more diverse working styles. New risks arising from digitalization have become a social problem.」
The company identifies the frequent occurrence of false and inaccurate information, online scandals and the removal of confidential information from within organizations as issues arising against the backdrop of expanding digital spaces, emphasizing the social impact of new digital risks. - FY2025-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, numerous issues continue to arise, including the spread of false and inaccurate information and online scandals on video-streaming and posting websites, defamatory posts online, and the removal of confidential information from within organizations. In Japan, where natural disasters are frequent, false information during emergencies has become an extremely serious social problem, and the information security market is accelerating in size each year.」
The company provides specific examples of risks accompanying technological advances, including false and inaccurate information, online scandals, defamation, the removal of confidential information and false information during disasters, and explains that social problems are occurring frequently. - FY2024-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the information security industry, numerous incidents have occurred, including challenges in management systems and online scandals resulting from the spread of social networking services, and their impact on socioeconomic activity is expanding and becoming more serious.」
The company states that numerous incidents have occurred, including challenges in information security management systems and online scandals on social networking services, and that their impact on socioeconomic activity is expanding and becoming more serious. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Telework is also becoming established as one way of working, but numerous incidents have occurred, including challenges in strengthening IT security and information management systems and online scandals resulting from the spread of social networking services. As a result, demand for the Group, which provides measures to prevent and detect a wide range of risks and respond to them, continues to increase.」
The company states that the spread of telework has created challenges in IT security and information management systems, while numerous incidents, including online scandals, have occurred as social networking services have become widespread, providing specific examples of emerging digital risks. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the first nine months of the fiscal year, there were no occurrences of major risks that management recognizes could have a material effect on the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, nor any material changes to the "Business and Other Risks" described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no occurrences or material changes concerning new digital risks arising as a backlash against technological advances or the risk of tighter regulation. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the first quarter of the fiscal year, there were no occurrences of major risks that management recognizes could have a material effect on the financial position, operating results or cash flows of the consolidated companies, nor any material changes to the "Business and Other Risks" described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year.」
The company states that there have been no occurrences or material changes concerning new digital risks arising as a backlash against technological advances or the risk of tighter regulation. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, as digital transformation advances, with telework rapidly becoming widespread to prevent the spread of COVID-19, management of new risks such as information leaks, in addition to risks related to social media, has become important.」
Against the backdrop of the spread of telework and advances in digital transformation, the company continues to recognize the importance of responding to new digital risks outside social media, including information leaks. - FY2021-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, as digital transformation advances, with telework rapidly becoming widespread to prevent the spread of COVID-19, management of new risks such as information leaks, in addition to risks related to social media, has become important.」
Regarding responses to new digital risks, the company explains them not only as a backlash against technological advances in general, as before, but also as responses to information leaks and similar risks arising against the backdrop of the spread of telework and advances in digital transformation driven by COVID-19. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, management of new digital risks, including information leaks arising as a backlash against advancing technology, has become an urgent priority, in addition to reputational risks on social media.」
The company continues to recognize that responding to new digital risks accompanying technological development, including information leaks, is an urgent priority, not only in relation to reputational risks on social media. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, management of new digital risks, including information leaks arising as a backlash against advancing technology, has become an urgent priority, in addition to reputational risks on social media.」
The company continues to recognize that responding to new digital risks accompanying technological development, including information leaks, is an urgent priority, not only in relation to reputational risks on social media. - FY2020-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Accordingly, management of new digital risks, including information leaks arising as a backlash against advancing technology, has become an urgent priority, in addition to reputational risks on social media.」
The focus has shifted from the previous emphasis on technological and economic development being hindered through tighter regulation to explaining that responding to new digital risks accompanying technological advances, including information leaks, is an urgent priority. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Risks arising as a backlash against technological advances, including online scandals, reputational damage, information leaks, fraudulent resales and financial crime, as well as terrorism, could eventually lead to tighter regulation and hinder technological and economic development.」
The company continues to disclose the possibility that various risks arising as a backlash against technological advances could hinder technological and economic development through tighter regulation. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Risks arising as a backlash against technological advances, including online scandals, reputational damage, information leaks, fraudulent resales and financial crime, as well as terrorism, could eventually lead to tighter regulation and hinder technological and economic development.」
The company continues to disclose the possibility that various risks arising as a backlash against technological advances could hinder technological and economic development through tighter regulation. - FY2019-Q1First statedAnnual report
「Risks arising as a backlash against technological advances, including online scandals, reputational damage, information leaks, fraudulent resales and financial crime, as well as terrorism, could eventually lead to tighter regulation and hinder technological and economic development.」
The company identifies the possibility that various risks arising as a backlash against technological advances could hinder technological and economic development through tighter regulation in the future as a new business risk.