Gov't to review security at over 170 critical telecom, internet facilities
The government plans to review security at more than 170 critical information infrastructure facilities managed by 111 private-sector organizations, officials said Wednesday, as cyber breaches continued across the financial sector. The checks follow President Lee Jae Myung’s order to strengthen safeguards across core national systems as suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted attacks have…
The South Korean government intends to assess the security measures at over 170 critical information infrastructure facilities, overseen by 111 private organizations, according to officials on Wednesday. This move follows the persistent cyber breaches plaguing the financial sector, particularly in light of suspected artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted attacks that have infiltrated most major financial segments since the September 30 Shinhan Bank breach.
These facilities are under the purview of the Act on the Protection of Information and Communications Infrastructure due to their potential to cause significant damage to national security, economy, or society. Among the targeted sites are telecommunications and internet data center systems operated by SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus.
The Ministry of Science and ICT will concentrate on evaluating how the operators detect and rectify weaknesses in internet-facing assets, encompassing servers and web pages. The current review is prompted by apprehensions that insufficiently safeguarded external access points may have facilitated the recent financial sector breaches.
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