Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp. is launching a service using OpenAI technology to protect against the looming threat of cyberattacks, both companies said Tuesday.

Cyberattack Protection

Chief Executive Masayoshi Son called Japan’s vulnerability to cyberattacks ‘a crisis,’ comparing it to a potential assault by machine guns instead of the rifle shots of the past.

SoftBank will offer ‘a patching service,’ targeting the nation’s top 3,000 companies behind crucial infrastructure like airports, power systems and transportation, Son said.

The service involves first diagnosing any weaknesses to attacks, and then analyzing what needs to be done to patch up such ‘holes,’ Son said.

Sam Altman, chief of OpenAI, was scheduled to attend the launch, but instead appeared only in a short video. He said he couldn’t make it because his baby daughter was born earlier than expected.

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.