Stronger cyber incident response: review round-the-clock contacts and threat intelligence
Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and KISA strengthened 24-hour response and threat sharing following financial-sector attacks. Companies should review the path from detecting threats to decisions and external reporting.
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The Ministry of Science and ICT reported activating an emergency response framework with KISA after recent financial-sector cyberattacks, reinforcing 24-hour response and on-site support through the Korea Internet Security Center. Measures include threat distribution via Boho Nara and C-TAS, security-check recommendations to companies registered under the CISO reporting system, and cooperation with relevant organizations and cloud providers to block malicious activity.
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Beyond checking whether security products are installed, document after-hours contacts, responsibility for receiving threat intelligence, blocking-request procedures with cloud and outsourced providers, log preservation and initial evidence collection, and management escalation and KISA reporting criteria. Specify actual contacts and response timings. Even outside finance, companies handling customer information, payments or cloud accounts should rehearse this response process.
Source: Ministry of Science and ICT (2026); the original Korean title is retained below. This attributed summary and translation is provided under Korea Open Government License Type 1. No photographs, images or attachments have been reproduced. It does not imply sponsorship or endorsement of TABS Company by the ministry or KISA.
