NIS asks 2,100 public institutions to conduct emergency cybersecurity checks
Korea's spy agency has asked 2,100 public institutions to conduct emergency cybersecurity inspections following a series of cyberattacks on financial firms that resulted in customer data breaches, government sources said Tuesday. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) has called on the central government agencies and local governments to carry out their own security checks based on a checklist,…
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) of South Korea has instructed 2,100 public institutions to perform urgent cybersecurity assessments following a string of cyberattacks on financial firms, which led to breaches of customer data, according to government sources on Tuesday. The NIS has urged central and local government agencies to conduct their own security checks using a provided checklist, according to the sources.
Additionally, the NIS intends to perform its own vulnerability assessments of essential information and communication infrastructure within the public sector under its purview, the sources further stated. These assessments are slated to be finished by mid-November. The targeted financial institutions, which encompass banks, savings banks, and insurance companies, experienced multiple cyberattacks last month, resulting in the exposure of approximately 100,000 instances of personal information, including email addresses, names, and phone numbers.
The NIS has emphasized the importance of addressing potential cyberattack entry points, the functionality of security monitoring systems, and the efficiency of cybersecurity protocols.
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