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[Weekend Briefing] Hacking democracy

By Dain Oh

“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Our journalists select important news items from the previous week on topics ranging from privacy to policy development in cybersecurity, all to help you stay abreast of the latest breaking issues. And not only is this provided free of cost to […]

South Korea reinspects election security prior to general election

By Hongeun Im

The National Intelligence Service of South Korea (NIS) is conducting a security inspection of the National Election Commission (NEC) from January 23 to 31, fortifying national cybersecurity ahead of the general election scheduled for April. The NIS is undertaking the inspection to ensure that the security measures and requirements instituted after last year’s investigation have […]

Supreme court to intensify sentencing guidelines on technology theft

By Kuksung Nam

South Korea’s efforts to grapple with technology theft takes a huge leap forward as the country’s top court seeks to introduce harsher sentencing guidelines that could increase punishments meted out to convicted offenders. On January 19, the Sentencing Commission, which is affiliated with the Supreme Court, disclosed the result of two plenary sessions held on […]

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[Weekend Briefing] Hacking democracy

South Korea reinspects election security prior to general election

Supreme court to intensify sentencing guidelines on technology theft

[Weekend Briefing] New faces in cybersecurity leadership

South Korea appointed national security advisor as new chief of intelligence agency

Cho Tae-yong, South Korea’s national security advisor, is starting a new career as the South Korean government has finalized the appointment making him new head of the country’s intelligence agency. In a January 17 press release, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported that during the inaugural ceremony Cho stressed that he would strive to build […]

A glimpse inside a Chinese influence campaign: How bogus news websites blur the line between true and false

By Kuksung Nam, The ReadableJan. 12, 2024 8:42PM GMT+9 Updated Jan. 19, 2024 7:55PM GMT+9 In November of 2023, a joint team comprised of the South Korean intelligence agency and four cybersecurity firms revealed a dark corner of the web that few would have believed existed: an alleged Chinese influence campaign involving more than three […]

[Weekend Briefing] AI and our new year to come

Mobile security researchers assemble in Okinawa to empower cyber defense

By Dain Oh, The ReadableDec. 20, 2023 4:58PM GMT+9 Updated Dec. 21, 2023 10:10PM GMT+9 Okinawa, Japan ― MobiSec 2023 ― Academic exchange to advance cybersecurity is taking place in Okinawa, bringing together hundreds of researchers from 11 countries. Emerging issues, such as artificial intelligence and post quantum cryptography, in addition to mobile networks and […]

South Korea considers reorganizing presidential office to strengthen economic security

South Korea’s presidential office is exploring the possible benefits of reorganizing its national security sector as a means to strengthen the nation’s ability to safeguard its economic security, according to a South Korean news outlet on Monday. On December 18, TV Chosun, a South Korean local broadcast media outlet, exclusively reported the internal discussion within […]