{"id":58166,"date":"2025-02-16T23:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T23:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/fujitsu-worries-us-tariffs-will-see-its-clients-slow-digital-spend\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T23:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T23:59:13","slug":"fujitsu-worries-us-tariffs-will-see-its-clients-slow-digital-spend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/fujitsu-worries-us-tariffs-will-see-its-clients-slow-digital-spend\/","title":{"rendered":"Fujitsu worries US tariffs will see its clients slow digital spend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asia In Brief<\/span> The head of Fujitsu\u2019s North American operations has warned that the Trump administration\u2019s tariff plans will be bad for business.<\/p>\n

In remarks shared<\/a> with Japanese outlet Nikkei, Asif Poonja, chief executive of Fujitsu’s Americas business, said he expects tariffs to impact spending on technology at manufacturers, retailers and the public sector.<\/p>\n

Poonja warned that Fujitsu\u2019s forecast double-digit revenue growth target may therefore be hard to achieve. That’s unwelcome news for investors given Fujitsu is trying to turn itself into an AI-centric services company with its “Uvance” strategy. It may also be bad news for the US economy, as if major sectors slow technology investment it could impact their productivity and competitiveness.<\/p>\n

Pacific nations attacked by China\u2019s APT40<\/h3>\n

Samoa\u2019s Computer Emergency Response Team last week warned<\/a> [PDF] it had found evidence of China-linked threat actor APT40 running \u201ccampaigns specifically targeting networks hosted in the Blue Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBlue Pacific\u201d refers to a grouping of 11 nations – Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.<\/p>\n