Unexpected software (SW) problems can cause system failures at financial companies, and to prevent this, experts suggested that SW updates should not be rolled out company-wide all at once but should instead be implemented gradually, divide…
Construction supervision firms rigged bids on multiple public projects in order to undermine the comprehensive evaluation bid award system, and bribed review panelists to ensure the rigging succeeded, before being caught by prosecutors. Sin…
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) urged users to be cautious after detecting phishing SMS campaigns exploiting recent refund issues at e-commerce platforms such as TMON and WEMAKEPRICE INC., war…
Japan Airlines (JAL) recently announced that it has launched a self bag drop service using automated baggage check-in machines at Gimpo Airport. According to JAL, the service was piloted on JL92, a flight departing for Haneda at noon, start…
The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) announced on the 2nd that it will expand its intelligent CCTV testing and certification system from the existing six safety categories — unmanned store safety, stalking prevention, nursing hospita…
◆ Faculty appointments ▲ Dean of the College of Pharmacy: Park Seong-gyu (Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy)
The National Intelligence Service announced on the 2nd that it held a launch ceremony for 'Cyber 119,' involving 46 institutions including government ministries such as the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Prosecution Service and the police…
Rep. Jeon Jin-suk, a member of the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee, announced on the 1st that she has proposed a partial amendment to the 'Act on the Prevention of Sexual Violence and Protection of Victims Thereof' that wou…
Delivery platform Yogiyo announced on the 1st that it has partnered with Shinhan Card, the country's No. 1 card company, to offer free subscription benefits when paying for 'Yogipass X'. According to Yogiyo, 'Yogipass X' is a subscription s…
The Trustworthy AI International Network (TRAIN) announced that it will hold a seminar on "artificial intelligence (AI) trustworthiness" on the 7th at Entreville in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. According to TRAIN, this event is the first in a newly l…
The National Intelligence Service and the Korean National Police Agency, together with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), USCYBERCOM (CNMF), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Defense Cyber Crime C…
The Fair Trade Commissio announced on the 31st that it has decided to impose corrective orders — including a cease-and-desist order and an order to revise or delete contract clauses — on Geumsong Publishing for imposing obligations that wer…
The government has revoked Stage X's status as a company eligible for 28GHz mobile communication frequency allocation, once again dashing hopes for the emergence of a fourth mobile carrier. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 3…
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it will appoint Daelim University professor Hwang Geum-suk as director of the National Library for the Disabled, effective the 31st. The new director's term is two years. The new di…
The Presidential Office announced on the 31st that it held a joint meeting of relevant agencies at the Presidential Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, chaired by Wang Yun-jong, Third Chief of the National Security Office, to strengthen cooperatio…
