JCIC Leadership

He has extensive knowledge in consulting and has performed a broad variety of services in the field of cybersecurity to include cyber exercise, incident response advisory and M&A strategy. He also has played a vital role in the planning of international cybersecurity conferences.

Prior to joining, he has more than 15 years of experience in the domestic market, working with a telecommunication company and a U.S. based cybersecurity company. He served as a product manager of cybersecurity service in these companies.

His main research theme is global cybersecurity regulations, public-private partnerships and security strategy.

CISSP ; Certified Information Systems Security Professional

For over 20 years, Ochiai, as a consultant, has supported various organizations for establishing, integrating, implementing, maintaining, and continuous improving management system related to information security and business continuity as well as responding cybersecurity incidents. He has also served as a member of security-related committees at multiple government ministries and agencies, and continued to give lectures, including seminars, to raise awareness of cybersecurity measures and management systems of organizations. His areas of interest are changes in stakeholder expectations and accompanying management responsibilities that should be considered in organizational risk management and cybersecurity management.

Mr. Bonji Ohara graduated from the National Defense Academy of Japan in 1985 and completed a master’s program and got the Master’s Degree of Area Study at the University of Tsukuba in 1998.

He is a security expert studying Contemporary Chinese Politics, Chinese Security/Defense Policy, US-China relations, Japan-US Alliance, Japanese Security Policy.

He became the leading pilot of the 101st flight division, Maritime Self-Defense Force, in 1998. He enrolled in the General Course of the National Institute for Defense Studies in 2001. Mr. Ohara was stationed in China between 2003 and 2006 as a Naval Attaché and became a chief of the intelligence section, Maritime Staff Office in Ministry of Defense, in 2006; Executive Officer of the 21st air squadron, MSDF, in 2008; and Commanding Officer of the squadron the following year. Mr. Ohara joined NIDS as a research fellow in 2010, worked for IHS Jane’s from 2011 as an analyst and business development manager, and for the Tokyo Foundation as a Director of Research before assuming the position of Senior Fellow in the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in June 2017. Mr. Ohara also got a title of Senior Researcher in KEIO Research Institute at SFC in May 2020, assume a post of Policy Adviser for Japan Coast Guard in August 2022.

He concurrently serves as Senior Fellow at The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Senior Researcher at Keio Research Institute at SFC, and Policy Adviser for Japan Coast Guard.

With nearly 30 years of experience at Nomura Research Institute (NRI), I have been responsible for the design, construction, and operational management of financial system infrastructure. My career spans a wide range of system environments, including mainframes, open systems, and cloud platforms, and I have served in various roles such as engineer, business leader, and human resources development manager.

Since 2008, I have led the financial system infrastructure business, managing numerous projects and building practical expertise in information security and cyber risk management. I was a founding member of the Cybercrime Investigation & Knowledge Forum (CIKF) established in 2017. From 2019 onward, I have taken the lead in planning and promoting cyber risk assessment services for financial institutions. In 2020, I spearheaded the planning and launch of NRI's cyber risk management organization.

Main Areas of Expertise / Achievements:

Development and operation of cyber risk assessment services for financial institutions

Establishment and management of internal cyber risk management organizations

Security measures and operational design for large-scale system infrastructures (on-premises/cloud)

Development of cybersecurity talent in the fields of DX and innovation

Over the past 20 years, Mr. Kobayashi has been involved in information security issues from a wide range of angles, from national policy planning to the establishment of internal systems for an individual company. In 1979, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), and worked in various departments focusing on informatization policy and technology development policy.In 1999, he served as the director of the Security Center, which had just been established within the IPA, and in 2005 he became the first counselor of the newly established National Information Security Center of the Cabinet Secretariat (NISC), leaving a remarkable mark in the early days of Japan's information security policy. After leaving government service in 2007, he continued to be involved in information security by serving as the general manager of the ISMS conformity assessment system at the JIPDEC, and most recently by providing direct guidance on raising the security level of companies.

Sawada joined JCIC as a Visiting Fellow. He concurrently works for BIPROGY Inc. (changed its corporate name from Nihon Unisys, Ltd. on April 1, 2022). After joining Nihon Unisys in 1985, he has involved in various fields such as area marketing, web marketing, and corporate branding including corporate magazine editing or corporate events planning. He also has abundant experience in government relations at corporate planning division. From 2009, he has been assigned to managerial tasks related to risk control such as risk management, business continuity management, information security management, CSIRT operation, and security export control. At BIPROGY, Sawada is currently in charge of designing, formulating, and promoting risk management strategy and cybersecurity strategy for a whole group. His main interested theme is the role of risk manager in dealing with risk management and cybersecurity. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and Disaster Prevention Specialist (Bosai-shi).

Before joining JCIC, as the software engineer, system engineer to serve the development services for the "Data Base system", "Web Service" and also worked for the Web Portal company to lead the establishment of engineering process as well as the service producer. At Trend Micro, started as the project manager of the product and 5 years' experience in Manila where the core security service center is situated to set up the stability of service quality including business continuity. After returned to Japan, established the scheme of holistic and integrated risk management system and served and the regional CISO. In parallel, initiated the cross organizational project to construct the Body of Knowledge for Cybercrime investigation both for the law enforcement and private sector and published CIBOK 1.0 in 2017 and the neutral organization (CIKF) to support CIBOK delivery through the world.

The area of interest : Strategy Management, Risk Management, Cybercrime Investigation, Geopolitical Risk.

Born in Kanagawa, Japan in 1956. Studied at the School of Education, Waseda University, and spent time as an exchange student in Sweden and Denmark. After graduation, joined ANA Trading Co., Ltd. in 1979.

In 1991, founded the management consulting firm Proseed Inc., where he worked with central government agencies, local governments, and more than 50 major and global corporations to implement procurement management and operations management. Stepped down as President and CEO in 2017.

During this period, he introduced and promoted global standards such as PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) for project management and ITIL for IT service management in Japan, establishing organizations to drive their adoption. He also served as a member of government and municipal research committees, making numerous policy proposals on IT procurement reform, the digitalization of education, and the use of IT in special-needs education. He further served as a member of the INTERPOL Global Cybercrime Expert Group.

Currently, he is President & CEO of HI 3 Inc., Vice Chairman of NPO CeFIL, and Co-founder and Representative of the Digital Business Innovation Center (DBIC).

He also serves as Planning Lead and Chair of the Editorial Board for the Cybercrime Investigation & Intelligence Body of Knowledge (CIBOK), overseeing the overall concept, development, and editorial direction of this international knowledge framework.

In addition, he is a Part-time Lecturer at the Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, and Part-time Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, of Toyama University

Specializing in the life sciences, pharmaceutical manufacturing, logistics industries, and global operations. Leverages experience as an executive officer and board member at operating companies to support the resolution of complex management challenges across business strategy, digital governance, cybersecurity, finance, legal affairs, and compliance. Provides end-to-end support from strategic planning to execution, with a focus on contributing to the sustainable growth of businesses. Also responsible for developing the management framework of the Cybercrime Investigation Body of Knowledge (CIBOK), while actively engaging in international activities and practical support, including overseas lectures and academic collaborations. Areas of interest include strengthening corporate management through the alignment of business growth strategy, technology, cybersecurity initiatives, and financial strategy.

Ayuko Hayashi joined JCIC after experiencing at a SIer, a think-tank, PwC Consulting and so forth. She has diverse areas of work experiences such as a security writer, forensic investigations as well as leading privacy assessments. Currently located in an APAC country.

Areas of interests are the geopolitics of cyberspace and data protection in the era of AI.

He has experience in security incident response services, such as investigation of malware infections and information leakage, and the collection and analysis of vulnerability information and threat information.

He has engaged in the promotion of cyber-crime countermeasures and public-private partnerships when he was seconded to government offices.

Areas of interest are cyber-intelligence and cyber-crime.

i-University (iU) , Professor

Okayama University of Science, Faculty of Informatics, Guest Professor

Senshu University, Faculty of Network Information, Part-time lecturer

Information-technology Promotion Agency, Registered Information Security Specialist, Supervising committee, Committee member

Japan Network Security Association, Education committee, Director

Hirayama experienced a lot of system design and system construction projects in a large-scale distributed system centering on UNIX, and now he works as a security consultant in the consulting firm. Meanwhile, he also conducts activities related to industry, government and academia collaboration, including lectures at committee members and universities on security at multiple ministries and agencies.

In 2013, Hirayama was awarded Information Security Leadership Achievement (ISLA) Asian Award from (ISC)².

Contributing as a Visiting Fellow. He has worked as a Cloud Security Specialist at a global tech company and has worked in IT companies, think tanks and consulting firms in the past.

He has expertise in areas such as cybersecurity strategy, threat intelligence, digital architecture, and advanced technology.

At JCIC, he is engaged in research on cybersecurity policy and technology trends, and DX with Security.

CISSP, GCTI, RISS, etc.

As a security consultant, he identifies and analyzes issues for general corporate resources, and provides strategic planning and execution support for measures from the viewpoint of security. Through security audits, he also contributes to improvements of the security level of client companies by providing security solutions, trainings and lectures.

He started his career in the design and implementation of core systems as a UNIX engineer. He has an abundant experience in system integration especially in the field of government / public sector and the financial industry.

-Qualification-

CISSP ; (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional

ISMS ; JRCA JISQ27001 assistant judge

PMP ; PMI Project Management Professional

Tsuneo “Nabe” Watanabe is a senior fellow of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, an independent policy research organization in Tokyo. In October 2016, Watanabe joined the Sasakawa Peace Foundation after serving a senior fellow and a director of foreign & security policy research at the Tokyo Foundation in 2009 to 2016. He served a senior fellow at the Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute in Tokyo in 2005 to 2009. In 1995, Watanabe joined Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. He served a visiting research scholar, research associate, fellow and senior fellow until 2005. He is currently adjunct fellow of the CSIS.