Naver said on the 17th that it will recruit participants for a consulting and training program that directly visits small and midsize businesses, small merchants, and partner companies struggling with a shortage of personal information protection professionals, through the Naver personal information protection blog until the 19th of this month.
The program began in 2024 with the "free personal information protection consulting" initiative and supports activities such as establishing a personal information protection management system and providing training to prevent incidents in advance. It operates as a one-on-one counseling program to solve challenges at business sites and a training program to raise employees' and managers' awareness and practical capabilities in personal information protection.
This year's "consulting and training program" is an on-site, expert visit support program that is expected to provide practical assistance—such as reviewing personal information processing status, checking compliance with laws and regulations, and identifying areas for improvement—to small and midsize businesses and small merchants experiencing difficulties with personal information protection operations.
Lee Jin-gyu, Naver chief privacy officer (CPO), said, "We deeply empathize with the difficulties faced by small merchants and partner companies that lack human and material resources for information security amid the ongoing spate of major personal information incidents," adding, "As Naver has steadily advanced the program over the past three years by actively reflecting on-the-ground feedback to support them, Naver will continue to help many corporations build their personal information management systems this year as well."