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Science ministry urges all-out efforts to bolster corporate cybersecurity

Published: 23 Sep. 2025, 11:30 Updated: 23 Sep. 2025, 15:03

YOON SO-YEON
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Second Vice Minister of Science and ICT Ryu Je-myung holds a press briefing with reporters at the ministry’s press room at Government Complex Sejong on June 30. [YONHAP]

The Ministry of Science and ICT on Tuesday called for companies to spare no efforts to enhance their cybersecurity capabilities while stressing CEOs are ultimately responsible for protecting customer data.

The Science Ministry held a meeting with chief information security officers (CISOs) from major companies, including CJ ENM, KT Cloud and GS Retail, to discuss their internal security management activities, along with measures to address hacking incidents.

The science ministry also reviewed whether the CISOs are granted necessary authority and if their CEOs are proactively involved in security-related issues.

The meeting came amid a series of high-profile data breach incidents at SK Telecom Co., KT Corp. and Lotte Card Co.

During the meeting, Second Vice Science Minister Ryu Je-myung said Korea is facing a "grave situation" following the recent cybersecurity crisis, urging businesses to promptly conduct security inspections and report the results to the ministry.

"We need to fundamentally strengthen businesses' security awareness and capabilities under the perception that security protection is directly linked to the survival of companies," Ryu told Yonhap News Agency over the phone.

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