Revised Act on Information and Communication Network by Ministry of Science and ICT to be Enforced on the 14th,
ⓒ News1 DB,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Yoon Ju-young = The Ministry of Science and ICT is improving regulations to promptly respond to cyber incidents and enhance the effectiveness of prevention.’,
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, “The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 13th that it will enforce the revised Act on Information and Communication Network from the 14th of this month for this purpose.”,
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, ‘The existing incident response system lacked clear criteria for reporting timing, leading to problems such as unreported or delayed reports. This hindered swift on-site support.’,
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, “Furthermore, measures to prevent recurrence such as security enhancement were merely ‘recommendations’ under the law, resulting in poor follow-up effectiveness.”,
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, ‘The revised bill addresses this by refining the incident reporting system and stipulating the basis and inspection methods for enforcing prevention measures.’,
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, ‘Firstly, information and communication service providers must report details of damages, causes, response status, etc., to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) within 24 hours of identifying an incident. Any subsequent findings must be reported for improvement within another 24 hours from the time of confirmation.’,
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, ‘Moreover, the Ministry of Science and ICT can instruct providers to take necessary preventive measures against recurrence. Failure to comply may result in a fine of up to 30 million won.’,
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, ‘Ryu Je-myung, Director of the Network Policy Department at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, “We will establish a solid incident reporting and follow-up system so that companies can receive various technical support for information protection.”‘]