KISC 24-hour response system in operation… Strengthening infringement response personnel and website monitoring

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 4th that it has activated an emergency response system with the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) in relation to a recent hacking incident in the financial sector and has begun to prevent the spread of similar incidents.

Currently, hacking incidents in the financial sector are being investigated and responded to by the Financial Services Commission, Financial Supervisory Service, and Financial Security Institute, and the Ministry of Science and ICT and KISA are strengthening their response to cyber threats to prevent attacks from spreading to the private sector and leading to additional damage.

As part of this, the response system of the KISA Internet Infringement Response Center (KISC) has been strengthened and a 24-hour emergency response system has been launched, including strengthening monitoring of major companies' websites, reinforcing personnel to respond to infringement incidents, and having an emergency response team on standby at all times.

In addition, cyber threat information was provided through Protection Country and the Cyber ​​Threat Information Analysis and Sharing System (C-TAS) to guide each organization and company to strengthen their own security measures, and a security inspection recommendation email was sent to about 28,000 companies that reported to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

Regarding the Internet addresses (IPs) of overseas attackers identified by the Financial Security Institute, we requested that they provide relevant threat information to the relevant cloud service providers and take necessary measures, such as blocking malicious activities.

The Ministry of Science and ICT explains that it is preparing manpower and a response system in advance so that it can be immediately deployed to the field when the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service request support from professional personnel such as KISA.

While cooperating closely with relevant agencies during the accident investigation process, we plan to continue to closely monitor cyber threat trends against private information and communication services, including the financial sector, and do our best to prevent similar accidents from occurring and the spread of damage.