Information Security

Panasonic aims to earn the satisfaction and trust of customers by supplying products and services of superior quality. This necessarily involves our sharing a wide range of technical data and other information with numerous parties both inside and outside the Company. Information security is the basis for ensuring that such process would be done at ease.

We also work on strengthening information security to protect the valuable information assets of stakeholders.

Specifically, our approach is to systematize shared global information security regulations. We are working to develop our organization and systems so that we can achieve the same level of information security worldwide, thereby ensuring the secure control and handling of information.

During fiscal 2007, we largely achieved improved information security levels and built an organization in which management systems work autonomously. In fiscal 2008, we plan to make further progress in raising security levels and strengthening management systems worldwide.

Although every effort continues to be made to prevent any accidents or other incidents that compromise information security, the realities of operating a complex global enterprise mean that, unfortunately, we have not yet been able to eradicate information security incidents such as the loss of computers or e-mail misdirection. However, our systems now make it possible to respond to any incident that occurs anywhere in the world thanks to a structure that ensures any problems are reported to head office. In particular, in the event that an incident involving personal information occurs, our systems place top priority on consumer safety. We would inform consumers of such an incident quickly, while also making related public disclosures and sending the necessary reports to the appropriate authorities. We have also made progress in cultivating a corporate culture that does not conceal such incidents. Our aim remains to become the world's leading company for information security.