Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) is partnering with the Ministry of Science and ICT to launch a project supporting the transition of network security systems at national and public institutions.
Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) said on the 17th that, together with the Ministry of Science and ICT, it selected six consortia made up of national and public institutions and security corporations, and will push ahead with the "2026 national network security system adoption support project." The national network security system classifies work information at national and public institutions into three grades—confidential, sensitive and public—according to importance, and applies different security levels for each grade.
Until now, national and public institutions have operated by separating work networks that handle sensitive data from internet networks in line with the National Intelligence Service's network separation policy. But as the use of new technologies such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud expands, the need has grown for a new security system that can raise work efficiency while maintaining a high level of security.
In response, the National Intelligence Service last year prepared a national network security system that applies different security levels based on the importance of information. This year, it revised the national cybersecurity basic guidelines to formalize the adoption of the national network security system.
Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) held a call for proposals in Mar. for the "2026 national network security system adoption support project," totaling 4.5 billion won, to support the adoption of the national network security system at national and public institutions and to improve domestic security corporations' understanding of the new security technologies required under the system.
This project follows last year's demonstration project that verified on-site applicability of the national network security system, and aims to help introduce and apply the information service models of the national network security system needed by demand institutions to real work environments.
Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), after document and presentation reviews, on the 1st finalized six consortia composed of demand institutions—such as the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment·KEPCO KDN Co. (KDN), the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Korea Post, Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC), Korea Real Estate Board (REB), and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)—and security corporations that will support the introduction of the national network security system information service model at each institution. The security corporations selected as suppliers plan to support the demand institutions in adopting the national network security system for about seven months until Dec. this year.
Separately, Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) also plans in Jul. to push a demonstration project for central government agencies to further verify the on-site applicability and security of national network security system information service models, including safe wireless work environments and the use of generative artificial intelligence.
Lee Yong-pil, head of the Digital Threat Prevention Division at Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), said, "The transition to the national network security system can be a new opportunity for the security industry," and added, "Through this support project, we will improve on-the-ground understanding of national network security policies and actively support the stable adoption of new security technologies in real work environments."