Gov't to carry out large-scale inspections into IT infrastructures amid recent hacking attacks
The government is set to carry out large-scale vulnerability inspections on around 170 key information technology (IT) infrastructures in the private sector, amid back-to-back cybersecurity breaches at public institutions and financial firms, an official said Wednesday. The ministry of science and ICT will conduct a security vulnerability assessment targeting 111 public organizations that manage…
The South Korean government plans to conduct extensive vulnerability assessments on approximately 170 critical information technology (IT) infrastructures in the private sector, following a series of recent cybersecurity breaches, an official announced on Wednesday. The Ministry of Science and ICT will be responsible for evaluating the security of 111 public organizations that manage these infrastructures, with a specific emphasis on internet-connected systems like websites and public servers.
The inspections are projected to be completed by the end of the current year, according to the official.
This move follows a total of 16 commercial banks in South Korea reporting cyberattacks this year, which resulted in the exposure of customer data. President Lee Jae Myung has voiced his concerns over such attacks, urging the nation to develop cybersecurity measures that are appropriate for the current artificial intelligence (AI) era.
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