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Seoul, South Korea — Korea University’s Graduate School of Information Security, led by Dean Jung Ikrae, announced it will launch the first Korean University Security Advanced Course (KUSAC), an executive education program focused on practical training in artificial intelligence security, on Sept. 3. The program is designed to develop high-level technical and policy experts capable […]
Google Cloud has introduced a new data residency service in South Korea that allows businesses to process artificial intelligence workloads entirely within the country, addressing rising demand for stronger data sovereignty and regulatory compliance among local enterprises. While Google Cloud has long offered customers control over where their data is stored, the new service goes […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. A series of recent cyber incidents across the globe has exposed critical vulnerabilities in sectors ranging from aviation and telecoms to political institutions and tech infrastructure. From Qantas grappling with a breach threatening millions of customer records, to sophisticated North Korean […]
Talent shortage has been a deep-seated challenge in every industry, but it gets worse when it comes to information security. It was reported that an additional 3.4 million cybersecurity professionals were needed to protect organizations from threats worldwide, a 26 percent increase in the deficiency compared to the previous year, according to the (ISC)2 Cybersecurity […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableApr. 7, 2023 8:50PM GMT+9 Updated Apr. 8, 2023 1:30PM GMT+9 “Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter that is sent to The Readable’s subscribers every Friday. Cybersecurity journalists for The Readable carefully select important news stories from the previous week and deliver them in a compact form. Topics encompass cybercrime, geopolitics, […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableApr. 3, 2023 6:43PM GMT+9 Updated Apr. 8, 2023 1:25PM GMT+9 The National Tax Service said on Monday that they have found no evidence of data disclosure by the ransomware hacking group LockBit and stated that there was no impact on South Korean taxpayers’ records. The NTS has been cautiously monitoring […]
By Dain Oh, The ReadableMar. 31, 2023 8:10PM GMT+9 “Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter that is sent to The Readable’s subscribers every Friday. Cybersecurity journalists for The Readable carefully select important news stories from the previous week and deliver them in a compact form. Topics encompass cybercrime, geopolitics, and privacy. There are no costs […]
The South Korean intelligence agency announced on Monday that they will start security testing on quantum cryptographic devices next week. This means that public institutions in South Korea will be able to adopt devices which are made with quantum cryptography communication technology and qualified through official security testing. Most of all, it will be the […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMar. 24, 2023 7:53PM GMT+9 “Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter that is sent to The Readable’s subscribers every Friday. Cybersecurity journalists for The Readable carefully select important news stories from the previous week and deliver them in a compact form. Topics encompass cybercrime, geopolitics, and privacy. There are no costs […]
The US burger giant’s South Korea operation has been fined 706 million won (roughly $551,000) for breaking the nation’s data privacy laws for its treatment of South Korean users’ information. The South Korean privacy regulator, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), held its fifth plenary session on Wednesday and decided to fine McDonald’s alongside five […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMar. 21, 2023 8:02PM GMT+9 South Korea and the United States will work together to boost collaborative research on cybersecurity, continuing their effort to enhance cooperation in state-of-the-art technologies. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Tuesday that they signed a joint statement of intent with the U.S. Department of […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMar. 10, 2023 8:00PM GMT+9 “Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter that is sent to The Readable’s subscribers every Friday. Cybersecurity journalists for The Readable carefully select important news stories from the previous week and deliver them in a compact form. Topics encompass cybercrime, geopolitics, and privacy. There are no costs […]
By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableMar. 6, 2023 7:22PM GMT+9 South Korea has been selected to be the venue for an intergovernmental meeting on cybersecurity, which operates under the United Nation’s technology group, in the second half of this year. The Ministry of Science and ICT said in a statement on March 4 that the meeting […]
