Ghost in the Shell S.A.C." collaborates with Cabinet Cyber Security Center!　Posters, special website, manga, etc.

A collaboration between "Ghost in the Shell STAND ALONE COPLEX" and the Cabinet Cyber Security Center has been announced.

This is part of a public awareness campaign aimed at increasing public interest and understanding of cyber security and developing and securing cyber security human resources. As there is a significant shortage of cyber security personnel in Japan ( *estimates suggest a shortage of approximately 80,000 people), as part of the public-private partnership event during this year's Cyber Security Month (February 1 - March 18), the Japan Network Security Association, a non-profit organization, and other organizations, including the Independent As part of the public-private collaboration event during this year's Cyber Security Month (February 1 to March 18), the event will be held in collaboration with the Japan Network Security Association, the Information-Technology Promotion Agency, the Information-Technology Engineer Examination Center, and Kodansha Ltd.

The posters featuring Motoko Kusanagi and other characters from "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Codex" will be newly drawn (art by Miyuki Nakamura and directed by Takayuki Goto) and distributed to related organizations and companies throughout Japan. In addition, a special website with collaboration specifications and a collaboration manga depicting the official sub-story will be released in late January. In addition to the organizations and companies to which the posters will be distributed, the company is also looking for other supporting companies and organizations (https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/forms/nisc_opinion.html) that are willing to cooperate in raising public awareness through the display of the posters. Posters are limited to 500 on a first-come, first-served basis (maximum of 5 per organization).

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (President, Production I.G) comments
We are very pleased that "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex," for which we produced the animation, has been selected as the character for the Cyber Security Human Resource Development Awareness Campaign. Cyber crimes in the future society depicted in "Ghost in the Shell" are now becoming a reality. It is necessary for each and every one of us to face the rapidly advancing Internet society with a high level of awareness and correct knowledge. In light of this situation, we felt that the campaign to promote and educate people to develop and secure cyber security personnel is a very meaningful measure. We also gathered our best staff to create illustrations for the tie-up posters. We hope that this illustration will attract as many people as possible to this campaign.
In "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex," there is a very memorable line from the character Aramaki, who says, "Teamwork comes from stand-up. I feel that the current environment surrounding Internet security has become an era in which this line can be applied exactly. The rapid spread of the Internet and the rapid spread of smartphones over the past few years have brought about an era that demands a high level of awareness and correct knowledge in dealing with the Internet from each and every one of us. By each one of us having the correct knowledge and facing the Internet ("stand-up"), we can build a safe Internet society as a whole ("teamwork as a result"). This is the reason why we are so proud of this project. We hope that this tie-up illustration will encourage as many people as possible to take an interest in cyber security.