Risks of information system failures and confidential information leaks
First written in FY2016. 7 of 10 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2020. Latest entry: 2026-10-09.
Hitachi moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2020, 6 years before the typical company in this theme (2026).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 31 of 104 companies on the "Worse" side.
35 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- 2026-10-09Mitigatednews.infoseek.co.jp
「日立製作所は9日、米新興アンソロピックが創設した重要インフラ向けサイバー防衛計画に参画すると発表した。」
重要インフラ向けサイバー防衛計画への参画と最先端AIの活用により、サイバー攻撃や不正アクセスへの対策を強化する取り組みが具体化した。 - FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the use of all AI, including AI agents and physical AI, offers many benefits, information leakage, infringements of intellectual property rights or privacy, and impacts on product quality or product accidents resulting from incorrect judgments or unexpected behavior may damage the Group's credibility and reputation and result in economic losses.」
AI risk coverage was expanded from generative AI to all AI, including AI agents and physical AI, and product accidents caused by malfunctions and uncertainty regarding laws and regulations were explicitly identified. - FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「Although the use of all AI, including generative AI, offers many benefits, information leakage, infringements of intellectual property rights or privacy, and impacts on product quality or product accidents resulting from incorrect judgments or unexpected behavior may damage the Group's credibility and reputation and result in economic losses.」
AI risks were organized as an independent risk factor, with information leakage, intellectual property and privacy infringements, incorrect judgments, product accidents and regulatory uncertainty specified in detail. - FY2024WorsenedAnnual report
「The Group is promoting the use of generative AI while appropriately managing the associated risks, led by the Generative AI Center, including by establishing usage guidelines.」
In addition to the existing risks of information-system disruptions and information leakage, risks associated with the use of generative AI, including information leakage, copyright and privacy infringements, and false information, were explicitly identified. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「If the company is subjected to unprecedented cyberattacks, such as attacks targeting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games scheduled to be held in 2021, or if vulnerabilities exist in systems outside the company's control, the measures may not be effective.」
In addition to the expansion of remote work, unprecedented cyberattacks targeting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games were added as a specific threat. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「The expansion of remote work may also give rise to new security risks, such as information leakage.」
The risk of information leakage accompanying the expansion of remote work was explicitly identified as a new information-system and confidential-information risk. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「If the functioning of the information systems is impaired by computer viruses or other factors, the Group's business activities, operating results and financial position may be adversely affected.」
The risks related to information-system disruptions and confidential-information management remain ongoing. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If the functioning of the information systems is impaired by computer viruses or other factors, the Group's business activities, operating results and financial position may be adversely affected.」
The risks associated with increasing reliance on information systems and the management of confidential information relating to customers, technology, research and development, manufacturing and sales are identified.