Tokyo, May 27 (Jiji Press)--International cooperation is indispensable for defense against cyberattacks employing powerful artificial intelligence models such as U.S. startup Anthropic's Claude Mythos, NEC Corp. President and CEO Takayuki Morita said in a recent interview. "In this network society, no single company or organization can ensure safety on its own," the head of the leading Japanese technology company said. To deal with cutting-edge AI models highly capable of identifying severe vulnerabilities, "financial institutions and other network infrastructure operators, system provicers and information technology vendors should join their hands," Morita stressed. "Having access (to AI models) is not enough," he went on to say. "It is important to find out issues to resolve and implement solutions." In April, NEC became the first Japanese company to launch a strategic collaboration with Anthropic with a view to jointly developing services dedicated to financial institutions, manufacturers and local governments. "The tie-up deal covers 'security' as well," he explained. But he declined to clarify whether NEC has now been given access to Mythos, citing confidentiality, among others. Morita expressed willingness to improve the operating profit margin in his company's aerospace and defense businesses to at least 10 pct by fiscal 2030. "Once our undersea cables, cyber defense systems or communications infrastructure comes to a halt, (Japan's) security will actually been jeopardized," he said. "A highly profitable company can sustain its research and development investment into the future. That is necessary for keeping Japan safe," he noted. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]