110 PCs with Network Separation Installed at All 27 Resident Centers in Songpa-gu

Separation of Work and Internet Networks... Blocking Personal Information Leakage

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is replacing the PCs used for civil service tasks at community centers with enhanced security ‘network-separated’ models to prevent information leaks and cyberattacks in advance.

The PCs currently installed at community centers for civil service tasks have integrated external internet networks and internal work networks.

This setup allows direct internet access through the work network, increasing the risk of viruses, worms, and other intrusions, making it vulnerable to security breaches and information leaks.

Accordingly, as incidents related to information security such as personal information leaks have recently increased, the district has initiated PC ‘network separation.’

Network separation is divided into logical and physical methods. The method chosen by the district is ‘physical network separation,’ which completely separates networks through either two PCs per person or a switch between PCs, blocking external access to the work network. In contrast, logical network separation implements a virtual environment on one PC per person to separate networks, which is relatively less secure.

The district will fully replace all civil service PCs at 27 community centers and the civil service passport office at the district office with network-separated models. A total of 110 units are scheduled to be installed in August.

With the Ministry of the Interior and Safety fully implementing the next-generation resident registration information system in October, the district expects to provide more trusted civil services by expanding the application of enhanced information security systems.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “As the importance of personal information protection has recently been emphasized, we are putting much thought and effort into providing effective civil services,” adding, “Through this PC network separation, we will block hacking and personal information leaks and conduct related staff training to carry out administration that residents can trust.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.