Information security safeguards required for new ID number system
- Recent revisions to guidelines for protection of personal information -
May 11, 2015
Japan's forthcoming national ID number system will require companies that handle identifying personal information (information that can identify a specific individual) to upgrade their information security beyond existing confidential information controls. This report provides an overview of recent revisions to various guidelines for protection of identifying personal information and discusses requirements for highlevel safeguards.
About the Author
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Jun Tsutsumi
General Manager
Financial IT Risk Management Department
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