Accenture explained the impact of frontier generative AI models on vulnerability countermeasures at Japanese companies, as well as the necessary response, at a seminar for the media. The seminar highlighted a situation in which the workload for patching at the operational level is increasing and long-term security enhancements are required.
Accenture held a seminar for the media on 7 August to explain the impact of frontier models on security measures at Japanese companies and the necessary response. The need to balance interim measures with security improvements over the medium to long term was highlighted.
Speaker Fujii Taiyoku (藤井 大翼) noted that consultations from Japanese companies regarding security risks and how to address them had increased following the announcement of frontier models by US-based Anthropic. He said that handling the large number of vulnerability remediation patches had become difficult at the operational level, with work carrying over into subsequent periods.
As a major current impact, companies were advised first to review and establish their existing operational framework for addressing vulnerabilities. In light of the increase in the number of patches and fluctuations in their release timing, companies need to develop systems for identifying priorities, workloads and risks, as well as for validation and deployment.
According to research by Gartner Japan, less than 30% of Japanese companies are able to manage their IT assets appropriately, and difficulties in identifying IT assets persist. The increase in cyberattacks through overseas offices was also cited as a concern.