Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) said on the 3rd that it will carry out a sweeping organizational reshuffle effective on the 9th to push ahead with the national agenda of realizing a basic AI society and to protect people's daily lives from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
Through this reorganization, KISA overhauled its structure by creating the "AI security industry headquarters," the "digital threat prevention headquarters," and the "ransomware response team." Based on this, the agency said it will lay the groundwork to lead the AI era and strengthen its response capabilities against crimes that harm people's livelihoods, such as ransomware.
First, to secure a key driver for realizing a basic AI society, the agency established the "AI security industry headquarters." The AI security industry headquarters will oversee the establishment of AI security policies, industry promotion, technology development, and talent training to build the AI security industry ecosystem.
To move away from a post-incident response system and strengthen proactive prevention, the "digital threat prevention headquarters" was also newly launched. The digital threat prevention headquarters will focus on overhauling security systems across national infrastructure, including software supply chain security and the National Network Security Framework (N2SF).
The role of the existing "digital threat response headquarters" was also further strengthened. To counter increasingly intelligent and organized cyberattacks, the agency expanded its forensic analysis team and built a response system capable of quickly and accurately identifying causes when incidents occur. In addition, to respond to the steady rise in ransomware incidents and support small and midsize enterprises left in security blind spots, it newly created a "ransomware response team."
KISA President Lee Sang-jung said, "This organizational reshuffle is a strategic choice to proactively respond to the changing technological environment represented by AI," adding, "We will focus our capabilities on securing global security competitiveness in the AI era and creating a digital environment where the public can feel safe."