Cybersecurity Research Center (SU)

Center Director: Hideki Sunahara (Professor, Graduate School of Media Design (KMD))

Main Campuses: Hiyoshi and Shonan Fujisawa

As the internet becomes a social infrastructure, it is necessary to implement measures to ensure that online activities can be conducted safely and securely. This requires not only technical countermeasures but also the essential development of accompanying organizational management, social systems, and legal frameworks. This research center conducts research and development to implement such wide-ranging and comprehensive cybersecurity measures. Here, we will specifically address the following themes:

Cybersecurity, crisis analysis, crisis prediction, Identity/Trust, educational training packages

■ Activities to be continued from the previous fiscal year: Background, rationale, and goals for continuation

The following themes implemented in FY2015 will be continued in FY2016.

In FY2015, we focused on establishing the research environment as a start-up phase, making the continuation of full-scale development essential. Therefore, we will continue these as the center's core research and development items. In particular, item 1, a joint research agreement with Hitachi, Ltd., and item 3, a project adopted by the NEDO SIP, will be continued as important items.

■ New activity goals, content, and implementation background for FY2016

Research topics related to cybersecurity are constantly changing. We will continuously monitor these situations and establish a system to respond quickly to new research themes. Specifically, we will create a mechanism to constantly consolidate reports from each member and initiate research and development on new themes. In FY2016, we anticipate an increase in cybersecurity challenges related to the Internet of Things (IoT) and plan to conduct thorough investigations in this area.

■ Implementation details, research results, and degree of achievement for the fiscal year's business plan

In FY2015, as the start-up year for the research center, we conducted preparatory work for foundational research to achieve our objectives. In the research and development of distributed SOC construction and operation technologies, we examined the current SOC architecture and identified the functions necessary for decentralization. In particular, we investigated the latest trends in the attacker's kill chain and considered coordination functions in a distributed SOC during the response phase. For Trusted Identity, we investigated the latest trends, such as the OpenID Consortium and the FIDO Alliance, and identified the necessary functional requirements. In the development of training material packages for human resource development, we organized the existing SecCap training materials used within the university and identified missing functions. We also conducted hearings with relevant organizations to identify the necessary items to adapt these training materials for use in critical infrastructure organizations and clarified the challenges.

Furthermore, to promote international collaboration in this research and development, we held an international symposium and held discussions about collaboration with related organizations in Europe and the United States.

International Cybersecurity Symposium (February 29, 2016, West School Building Hall, Mita Campus)

In FY2015, we focused on establishing the foundation for our research. As a result, our project was selected for NEDO's "Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) / Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure," and we concluded a joint research agreement with Hitachi, Ltd. Furthermore, by consolidating our individual achievements to date, we have prepared for research and development in the coming fiscal years. We also believe that the International Cybersecurity Symposium has established a foundation for international collaboration.