Nearly 100,000 cyberattacks hit foreign ministry, affiliates in 6 months
“Cyberattacks have escalated since last year, reflecting a growing trend where attackers are no longer targeting just the private sector, but actively expanding their reach into the public sector,” said Hong Jun-ho, professor at Sungshin Women's University. “Given our geopolitical reality as a divided nation, Korea becomes a subject of a lot of cyberattacks.”Hong called for a pangovernment cybersecurity audit to bring public sector standards up to those of the private sector. "Private companies publicly disclose their security information, but in the public sector, general IT departments often end up taking on security duties on the side," he said.
- ▪“Cyberattacks have escalated since last year, reflecting a growing trend where attackers are no longer targeting just the private sector, but actively expanding their reach into the public sector,” said Hong Jun-ho, professor at Sungshin Wo
- ▪“Given our geopolitical reality as a divided nation, Korea becomes a subject of a lot of cyberattacks.”Hong called for a pangovernment cybersecurity audit to bring public sector standards up to those of the private sector.
- ▪"Private companies publicly disclose their security information, but in the public sector, general IT departments often end up taking on security duties on the side," he said.
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The Korea National Diplomatic Academy campus in southern Seoul, July 21 / YonhapCyberattacks targeting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its affiliated agencies nearly tripled in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, data showed, raising fresh concerns about the security of sensitive diplomatic information following a recently disclosed data breach at the ministry.According to data provided by Rep. Kim Joon-hwan of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, cyberattacks targeting the foreign ministry, the Korea Foundation and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) totaled 96,483 between January and June, far outpacing the 73,785 attempts recorded across the entire previous year.By organization, the Korea Foundation bore the brunt of the attacks with…
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