{"id":28417,"date":"2025-05-27T05:25:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T04:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/?p=28417"},"modified":"2025-05-27T05:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T04:26:19","slug":"unc3944-what-business-leaders-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/unc3944-what-business-leaders-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC3944: What Business Leaders Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28417\" class=\"elementor elementor-28417\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-286c4bfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"286c4bfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-493d523c\" data-id=\"493d523c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516f58cb wpr-post-info-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-post-info\" data-id=\"516f58cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wpr-post-info wpr-post-info-horizontal\"><li class=\"wpr-post-info-taxonomy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/category\/threat-intelligence\/\">Threat Intelligence<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpr-post-info-date\"><span>May 27, 2025<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719e8984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"719e8984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Leaders Should Know About UNC3944<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad89315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ad89315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Shift to Persistent Access and Real-Time Disruption in High-Risk Sectors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f06fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5f06fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-share-buttons\">\r\n    <a class=\"share-btn twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n        <i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"><\/i>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"share-btn linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n        <i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"share-btn whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n        <i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\"><\/i>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    <a class=\"share-btn copy-link\" href=\"#\" title=\"Copy link\">\r\n        <i class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/i>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- Font Awesome -->\r\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.5.1\/css\/all.min.css\">\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n    \/\/ Get current URL, title, and featured image\r\n    const postUrl = window.location.href;\r\n    const encodedUrl = encodeURIComponent(postUrl);\r\n    const postTitle = encodeURIComponent(document.title);\r\n    const ogImage = document.querySelector('meta[property=\"og:image\"]');\r\n    const postImage = ogImage ? 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Leaders across critical infrastructure, financial services, and manufacturing should take note.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba9efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ba9efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is not traditional ransomware. It is persistent access, deep impersonation, and real-time disruption. It is a new kind of threat that puts operational continuity and trust at risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a420b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68a420b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ransomware But Worse<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df08a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df08a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UNC3944 often deploys ransomware as a final payload using software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/ransomhubs-collapse-and-the-ransomware-cartel-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DragonForce<\/strong><\/a> to evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) technologies, before encrypting the data, making them hard to detect and stop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af9efb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af9efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The unique aspect is how they breach the networks, and this isn\u2019t traditional cyber tactics. It\u2019s social engineering on another level using mobile phones and impersonation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb6948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eb6948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once inside, they monitor internal communications and disrupt response efforts in real time. In the UK campaign, they reportedly used Microsoft Teams and email to track and interfere with real-time coordination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df41e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df41e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is not just data theft. <strong>It is active disruption.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba24ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba24ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why This Threat Model Matters for Critical Sectors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b6214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59b6214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UNC3944 have been publicly linked to major infrastructure or manufacturing attacks. However, the methods they use are well suited to silently compromise operational environments, especially in sectors with distributed identity systems, complex supply chains, and fragmented response models.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28896fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28896fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Critical Infrastructure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5e4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a5e4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recovery depends on speed and coordination. If attackers have access to your communications, response efforts can be delayed or misdirected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ccc0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43ccc0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Financial Services<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046ccc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"046ccc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cloud-native identity platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Okta are already part of UNC3944\u2019s toolkit. Financial institutions are highly exposed to this mode of intrusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f098acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f098acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Manufacturing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc67e51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc67e51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attackers do not need to touch industrial systems to create disruption. Interfering with planning or scheduling tools can halt production without triggering alarms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51029b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51029b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lessons from the UK Campaign<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7995051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7995051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even organisations with strong cyber programmes are struggling to contain this type of attack. What breaks down is not always the firewall. It is the response, especially when attackers have visibility into executive channels or are engaging with the media during an active breach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d64905 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d64905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In some cases, UNC3944 has contacted journalists directly with stolen data. This puts public trust, regulatory compliance, and executive credibility at risk before containment is complete.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ad994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66ad994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How NCD Helps Clients Stay in Control<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bb859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79bb859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nihon Cyber Defence<\/a>, we provide retained incident management services that address both the technical and operational risks posed by groups like UNC3944. This includes:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d7a754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d7a754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Secure communications channels set up before any incident<\/li><li>Live simulations tailored to identity-based compromise and persistent access scenarios<\/li><li>Coordinated support across five core areas: technical containment, business impact reduction, intelligence, regulatory response, and crisis communications<\/li><li>A single, senior-led response team that brings clarity, speed, and control to complex situations<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582b6c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"582b6c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The question is not whether your organisation will be targeted by UNC3944. It is whether you are <a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/a-strategic-guide-for-building-cyber-resilience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepared for attackers who are already inside your systems<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef13ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef13ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This group represents a growing class of threat actors that aim to disrupt operations, not just steal data, and these attacks cannot be addressed by technical response alone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef80e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eef80e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Understanding Phishing and How to Stop it !!!<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/2026\/02\/05\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 5, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t            <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"%e3%83%97%e3%83%ac%e3%82%b9%e3%83%aa%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/category\/%e3%83%97%e3%83%ac%e3%82%b9%e3%83%aa%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b9\/\">\u30d7\u30ec\u30b9\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNihon Cyber Defence (NCD) is proud to host a special cybersecurity seminar on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. This exclusive event brings together leading experts from NCD, Netcraft, and the Japan Cyber...                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"29266\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/understanding-phishing-and-how-to-stop-it\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-29155 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-release-2\"        data-id=\"29155\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"29155\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/nihon-cyber-defence-opens-kyiv-office\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC_0361-scaled.jpg?fit=768%2C512&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"768\"\n                             height=\"512\"\n                             alt=\"Nihon Cyber Defence opens Kyiv office\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t        <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"29155\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/nihon-cyber-defence-opens-kyiv-office\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Nihon Cyber Defence opens Kyiv office<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/2026\/01\/20\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 20, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t            <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"press-release-2\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/category\/press-release-2\/\">Press Release<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNihon Cyber Defence Co., Ltd. (NCD) held an official opening reception for the Kyiv office in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 30, 2025, with the presence of His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and...                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"29155\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/nihon-cyber-defence-opens-kyiv-office\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-29073 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-release-2\"        data-id=\"29073\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"29073\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/nihon-cyber-defence-shizuoka-city-announce-strategic-cooperation\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NCSCOE.jpg?fit=768%2C512&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"768\"\n                             height=\"512\"\n                             alt=\"Nihon Cyber Defence and Shizuoka City Announce Strategic Cooperation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t        <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"29073\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/nihon-cyber-defence-shizuoka-city-announce-strategic-cooperation\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Nihon Cyber Defence and Shizuoka City Announce Strategic Cooperation<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/2025\/12\/28\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDecember 28, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t            <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"press-release-2\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/category\/press-release-2\/\">Press Release<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNihon Cyber Defence and Shizuoka City Announce Strategic Cooperation to Establish Nihon Cyber Shizuoka Centre of Excellence (NCSCOE)...                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"29073\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/nihon-cyber-defence-shizuoka-city-announce-strategic-cooperation\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-28997 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-release-2 tag-649 tag-cyber tag-defence tag-econosec tag-exhibition tag-japan tag-ncd tag-ncsc tag-nihon tag-presentation\"        data-id=\"28997\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder 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class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"28997\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/ransomware-dos-donts-a-practical-case-study-on-ransomware-negotiations\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Ransomware Do&#8217;s &#038; Don&#8217;ts &#8211; A Practical Case Study on Ransomware Negotiations<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/2025\/11\/18\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNovember 18, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t            <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"press-release-2\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/category\/press-release-2\/\">Press Release<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCartan McLaughlin, CEO of Nihon Cyber Defence (NCD)\u2014the first Japanese cybersecurity company to receive certification from the UK\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)\u2014will be speaking at this event...                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"28997\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/ransomware-dos-donts-a-practical-case-study-on-ransomware-negotiations\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-28930 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-release-2 tag-649 tag-cyber tag-defence tag-econosec tag-exhibition tag-japan tag-ncd tag-nihon tag-presentation\"        data-id=\"28930\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"28930\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/exhibition-and-presentation-at-econosec-japan-2025\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/econosec-edited-1.png?fit=768%2C438&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"768\"\n                             height=\"438\"\n                             alt=\"Exhibition and Presentation at ECONOSEC JAPAN 2025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t        <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"28930\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/exhibition-and-presentation-at-econosec-japan-2025\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Exhibition and Presentation at ECONOSEC JAPAN 2025<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/2025\/09\/29\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 29, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t            <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"press-release-2\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/category\/press-release-2\/\">Press Release<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNihon Cyber Defense (NCD) will be exhibiting at ECONOSEC Japan 2025, held at Sunshine City, Ikebukuro from September 30 to October 1, 2025, in partnership with Fivecast...                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"post-footer\">\n            <div class=\"post-footer\">\n                <div class=\"read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"28930\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/exhibition-and-presentation-at-econosec-japan-2025\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rt-col-md-4 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 default rt-grid-item post-28687 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-press-release-2 tag-cyber-diplomacy tag-cybersecurity-company-tokyo tag-cybersecurity-growth-japan tag-executive-appointment-cybersecurity tag-japan-cyber-defence-platform tag-japan-cybersecurity-leadership tag-japan-ukraine-cyber-security tag-ncd tag-ncd-japan tag-nihon-cyber-defence-en tag-public-private-cyber-cooperation tag-senior-advisor tag-sergiy-korsunsky tag-sovereign-cybersecurity-japan tag-ukrainian-ambassador-japan\"        data-id=\"28687\">\n    <div class=\"rt-holder tpg-post-holder \">\n        <div class=\"rt-detail rt-el-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"rt-img-holder tpg-el-image-wrap has-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a data-id=\"28687\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/dr-sergiy-korsunsky-appointed-senior-advisor-to-nihon-cyber-defence\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Korsunsky-NCD-EN-2.png?fit=768%2C339&#038;ssl=1\"\n                             class=\"rt-img-responsive\"\n                             width=\"768\"\n                             height=\"339\"\n                             alt=\"Dr. Sergiy Korsunsky &#8211; Appointed Senior Advisor to Nihon Cyber Defence\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t        <div class=\"overlay grid-hover-content\"><\/div>\n\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"28687\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/dr-sergiy-korsunsky-appointed-senior-advisor-to-nihon-cyber-defence\/\" class=\"tpg-post-link\" target=\"_self\">Dr. Sergiy Korsunsky &#8211; Appointed Senior Advisor to Nihon Cyber Defence<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"post-meta-tags rt-el-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t            <span class='date'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='far fa-calendar-alt '><\/i>\t\t\t\t                    <a href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/2025\/07\/09\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJuly 9, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t            <span class='categories-links'>\n\t\t\t\t<i class='fas fa-folder-open '><\/i><a class=\"press-release-2\" href=\"https:\/\/nihoncyberdefence.co.jp\/en\/category\/press-release-2\/\">Press Release<\/a>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"tpg-excerpt tpg-el-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"tpg-excerpt-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNihon Cyber Defence (NCD) appoints former Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan, Dr. Sergiy Korsunsky, as Senior Advisor. 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