2024.07.31. The Fair Economy — 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 cooperation on national cybersecurity. Officials from 14 government agencies responsible for cybersecurity tasks, including responding to cyber threats, attended the meeting.
According to the Office of the President, Deputy Director Wang Yun-jong assessed that North Korea continues illegal cyber activities, including the theft of virtual assets, targeting the entire world to raise funds for missile development, and that security-threatening situations such as the recent scattering of trash balloons are continuing. He also stressed that state-sponsored and international hacking organizations around the world are targeting South Korea's state secrets and advanced technology information, and that their methods are becoming increasingly sophisticated and intelligent, including the recent abuse of cutting-edge information and communications technology (ICT) such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing for cyberattacks. He emphasized that related agencies need to share relevant information and prepare together.
Attendees agreed that, with the launch of this government-wide council, the Office of the President and related agencies would swiftly share and discuss cybersecurity-related policies and issues so as to systematically counter evolving cyber threats and mount an integrated response at the national level.
At the first meeting held that day, participants held in-depth discussions and reviewed the 'National Cybersecurity Basic Plan' and its 100 action tasks, which were jointly prepared by government ministries to concretely and faithfully implement the 'National Cybersecurity Strategy' announced by the government on February 1. The action tasks include ▲ strengthening response activities against state-sponsored hacking organizations, ▲ participating in international discussions to establish cyber norms, ▲ operating a cloud security certification (grading) system, and ▲ building cryptography to counter quantum computing and expanding the training of specialized personnel.
The Office of the President said, "Going forward, the government plans to convene this council whenever consultation and coordination among relevant ministries is needed on important matters, such as checking the implementation status of the 'National Cybersecurity Basic Plan' and its action tasks and the enforcement of cybersecurity-related policies. For the efficient operation of the council, the National Intelligence Service, the agency in charge of cyber crisis management, will serve as the secretariat, and private-sector experts will also be invited to offer their opinions on specific issues, so that the council can firmly establish itself as a true government-wide forum for cybersecurity cooperation and discussion."
It also said, "In order to safely protect not only the core functions of the state but also the daily lives of the public from the ceaseless cyberattacks that occur, the government will continue to develop cooperation between related ministries and the private sector through this council, and plans to establish a joint response system with allied countries in the future."
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