Samsung and KISA develop malicious message blocking feature… Sequential update starting from the 9th
Galaxy phones filtering with KISA data… Full implementation planned by the second half,
The ‘malicious message blocking feature’ developed through collaboration between Samsung Electronics and Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA). (Photo=Provided by Samsung Electronics) *Prohibition of resale and DB,
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, ‘[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Yoon Hyun-seong = A service has been introduced where smartphones automatically filter out malicious spam messages that come with keywords such as illegal loans, adult content, and gambling.’,
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, “Samsung Electronics announced on the 9th that it has developed the ‘malicious message blocking feature’ in collaboration with the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and will apply it to Galaxy smartphones released in Korea.”,
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, ‘The malicious message blocking feature, which will be applied through messaging app updates starting on this day, will be sequentially applied through Galaxy Store message app updates on Korean Galaxy smartphones with One UI 6.1 or higher, with plans to complete implementation by the second half. Users can turn this feature on and off in the smartphone settings as needed.’,
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, ‘The malicious message blocking feature is a function that pre-blocks malicious messages to prevent them from being exposed to smartphone users. This feature is expected to prevent various cybercrimes caused by malicious spam messages related to illegal loans, adult content, gambling, and more.’,
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, ‘Samsung Electronics and KISA signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for business collaboration in October last year to develop the malicious message blocking feature and have continued their collaboration. ‘,
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, ‘KISA provides related data such as identified originating numbers and risky links (URLs) based on the analysis of an average of 1.5 million spam reports per day, and Samsung Electronics has applied filtering based on this data to develop the feature. Since March this year, optimization was completed after conducting feature verification with pilot programs on some smartphone models.’,
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, ‘Jung Won-gi, Director of Digital Consumer Protection Division at KISA, expressed, “I consider it particularly meaningful that through this collaboration with Samsung Electronics, users will be able to avoid receiving dangerous malicious messages” and added, “I hope that the collaboration between Samsung Electronics and KISA for blocking malicious messages will be further strengthened in the future.”‘,
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, ‘Choi Ho-seok, Executive Vice President of the Samsung Electronics MX Business Security Team, stated, “Samsung Electronics has been closely collaborating with KISA to ensure smooth mobile usability and choice for Galaxy consumers” and added, “Samsung Electronics will continue to make efforts as a leader in the mobile industry to reassure users and allow them to use mobile products safely.”‘,
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