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Irish Examiner
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Defence Forces faces rising cyber risks, according to new strategy
Hostile states and cyber gangs pose 'significant risks' to the Defence Forces, Ireland, and its international partners, according to a new cyber strategy. It said hostile countries and groups, deterred by Ireland's geographical location, may resort to cyber operations to 'steal technology, disrupt governance and commerce, challenge democratic processes, and threaten critical infrastructure'. The Defence Forces' Cyber Defence Strategy 2024-2027 said the Irish military was confronted with a 'wide array of threats' and that cyberattacks were 'escalating in intensity and sophistication'. It said the deployment of the strategy was constrained by the 'immediate need' to increase staffing levels. The cyber strategy said it outlines a roadmap to 'incrementally' implement the second of three recommendations (Level of Ambition or LOA2) in the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, published in February 2022. LOA2, the investment option that was adopted by the government, recommends the establishment of a joint cyber Defence command (JCDC), including a new cyber operations unit, by January 2028. This involves the allocation of 100 additional personnel to run the new JCDC. The strategy comes as new figures show that the strength of the Defence Forces is now at 7,502 (as of the end of February), compared to its supposed, established strength of 9,739 and the LOA2 target strength of 11,500. The strategy said EU states and partners, were facing 'pervasive cyberattacks' on their critical infrastructure, defences, and political and economic systems. It said: The cyber threat to the Defence Forces from state actors, activists and organised criminals is every increasing. The strategy highlights the importance of domestic relationships with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and An Garda Síochána, said it would develop collaboration with the NCSC on 'emergency and crisis scenarios'. To assist, the strategy said the Defence Forces will 'expand involvement' in EU military computer emergency response team exercises and continue participation in European cyber commanders conferences and Nato cyber commanders' forums. It said the new Defence Forces cyber command will lead on a Nato-Ireland project on effective military defence against cyber attacks while the department of environment was leading on countering cyber threats. It said the JCDC will explore ways of enhancing civil-military cooperation with the department of defence, the NCSC, the EU and Nato on conducting risk assessments, early warning systems, and cyber defence. The strategy said a 'fully developed capability' would allow the Defence Forces to predict and defend against 'sophisticated cyber espionage, sabotage or offensive cyber actions' from a hostile state. But it added: 'The Defence Forces currently faces challenges due to limited resources and roles in the [cyber threat intelligence] area. Consequently, the Defence Forces faces a significant risk of being unprepared for cyberattacks.' The report said the 'most pressing need' in the initial stages was 'securing and deploying essential resources' for the cyber command. Read More Elite army unit set to get new headquarters and training centre following delay
Associated Press
27-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program organized by JCDC
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 26, 2025-- The Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program, organized by the Japanese non-profit organization JCDC (Location: Tokyo, Representative: Yoshihiro Murata), is a training program supported by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), with the aim of developing human resources to promote Japanese food, dietary culture and Japanese ingredients overseas. The program has been held every year since 2016, and to date more than 200 chefs have participated and are now active in countries around the world. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: This year's program completers After undergoing a month of online training, the nine young chefs, who were selected from countries around the world, came to Japan in late August and underwent about six months of practical training in the kitchens of famous Japanese restaurants in Kyoto and Tokyo, based on the fundamental techniques of Japanese cuisine that they had learned at one of Japan's leading culinary schools. At the end of their training, they took an exam based on the guidelines of the Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries, and four of them received a Silver Certification and five received a Bronze Certification. It is hoped that they will put their knowledge of Japanese food culture and skills in Japanese cuisine to good use in their home countries. This program is held every year with the support of the Japanese government for foreign chefs who want to learn authentic Japanese cuisine. Information about applications for 2025 will be announced on the JCDC website in May or later. [List of 2024 training program graduates] *See attached PDF. View source version on CONTACT: Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) Aya Hamasuna Mail: [email protected] TEL: 81-80-5682-0463 SOURCE: Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 03/26/2025 08:30 PM/DISC: 03/26/2025 08:33 PM
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program organized by JCDC
Nine new foreign chefs have completed the JCDC program TOKYO, March 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Human Resource Development Program, organized by the Japanese non-profit organization JCDC (Location: Tokyo, Representative: Yoshihiro Murata), is a training program supported by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), with the aim of developing human resources to promote Japanese food, dietary culture and Japanese ingredients overseas. The program has been held every year since 2016, and to date more than 200 chefs have participated and are now active in countries around the world. After undergoing a month of online training, the nine young chefs, who were selected from countries around the world, came to Japan in late August and underwent about six months of practical training in the kitchens of famous Japanese restaurants in Kyoto and Tokyo, based on the fundamental techniques of Japanese cuisine that they had learned at one of Japan's leading culinary schools. At the end of their training, they took an exam based on the guidelines of the Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries, and four of them received a Silver Certification and five received a Bronze Certification. It is hoped that they will put their knowledge of Japanese food culture and skills in Japanese cuisine to good use in their home countries. This program is held every year with the support of the Japanese government for foreign chefs who want to learn authentic Japanese cuisine. Information about applications for 2025 will be announced on the JCDC website in May or later. [Training partner school]Taiwa Gakuen Kyoto Culinary Art College [Training cooperation restaurants]Kikunoi Honten Tankuma Kitamise Arashiyama Kumahiko Kinobu Takeshigero Uosaburo Shichi Jyu Ni Kou Akasaka Asada Sakae-Zushi [Educational content for online training] [Guidelines for Certification of Cooking Skills for Japanese Cuisine in Foreign Countries] [List of 2024 training program graduates] *See attached PDF. View source version on Contacts Japanese Cuisine and Dietary Culture Development Committee (JCDC) Aya HamasunaMail: aya@ TEL: 81-80-5682-0463 Sign in to access your portfolio
