Frontier Advisory & Consulting Launches Cyber Security Response Support Service for Threats Posed by Frontier AI

[Overview]

Frontier Advisory & Consulting Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku, Tokyo; President: Yohei Shoda; hereinafter "the Company"), a professional firm specializing in digital governance, has launched a new service to support cybersecurity responses in light of the threat landscape changes caused by Frontier AI.

This service treats the cybersecurity approach holistically, from prevention to resilience, providing comprehensive support that includes initial diagnosis of current weaknesses, formulation of response policies and roadmaps, and execution of measures.

Background: Changing Threats Posed by Frontier AI and Regulatory Actions

The landscape of cybersecurity threats has shifted dramatically with the development of "Frontier AI." Frontier AI excels at discovering vulnerabilities and generating sophisticated attack code. It is noted that vulnerabilities that were previously difficult to find can now be discovered in large quantities within short periods, and the lead time from vulnerability discovery to exploit is significantly shortened. There are concerns regarding increased high-level attacks by less-skilled attackers, affecting not only internally developed systems but also third-party software and services, including open-source components.

In response to these growing threats, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), jointly with the Bank of Japan, issued a request on May 22, 2026, regarding "Short-term Responses for Financial Institutions in Light of Changing Threats from Frontier AI." The request calls for the inspection and strengthening of systems for asset management, vulnerability management, patching, monitoring, and resilience in preparation for a surge in vulnerability discoveries and patch releases. It also indicates that these are emergency measures, and that medium-to-long-term efforts, such as the automation of vulnerability response, are necessary.

Service Overview

The Company's "Cybersecurity Risk Response Support for Frontier AI" assists in redesigning cybersecurity defenses across three stages, assuming an era where large volumes of vulnerabilities are detected and exploited. We provide end-to-end support from initial diagnosis and roadmap formulation to implementation, capturing the entire scope from prevention to resilience.

We focus on identifying organizational weaknesses from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders—including management, practitioners, and auditors—and establishing measurable and verifiable countermeasures.

Overall Picture of Measures: Three-Tiered Defense

In an era where attackers gain an advantage through Frontier AI, merely stacking individual countermeasures is insufficient. We propose designing defenses in three stages: "preventing vulnerabilities," "responding quickly to vulnerabilities," and "resilience even if breached."

- Stage 1: Prevention (Preventing vulnerabilities from being created): Secure-by-design, secure development and procurement, preventing vulnerability injection through configuration simplification. - Stage 2: Rapid Response (Responding quickly to vulnerabilities): Asset and configuration visualization, vulnerability management, risk-based patching, security testing/vulnerability diagnostics, efficiency of response processes. - Stage 3: Resilience (Enduring even if breached): Limiting damage through defense-in-depth, detection and response, BCP and recovery, active decision-making for suspending critical services.

Approach to Support (Three Steps)

1. Initial Diagnosis (Visualizing Weaknesses): Assessing the current stance based on the three-tier defense to determine robustness against large-scale vulnerability discovery and fast-tracked exploits. 2. Response Policy/Roadmap Formulation Support (Drafting Priorities and Pathways): Prioritizing identified weaknesses based on risk and organizing short-term emergency responses and medium-term fundamental responses into a unified roadmap. 3. Execution Support (Steadily Implementing Plans): Supporting the implementation of measures along the roadmap, providing cross-functional support, and accompanying the organization until integration into operations.

Company Features

As a professional firm specializing in digital governance and cybersecurity, we provide support that balances governance, risk, and control.