Learn in the textbookReporting Systems and Public Support Organizations
DefinitionThe Computer Virus Reporting System (コンピュータウイルス届出制度) lets people who have found a virus or been infected by one report the details to IPA.
ExplanationSimply finding a virus counts as a reportable case even if no infection occurred. From the reports it receives, IPA tracks which viruses are spreading and how, and uses this to issue alerts and countermeasure information.
AnalogyIt resembles a public health office learning about an outbreak from hospital reports and then warning the local community.