Gyeonggi Institute of Economy and Science 'Information Security Service Support Project'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency is recruiting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the province to participate in the 'Gyeonggi Data Keeper Information Protection Service Support Project' until the end of this month.

The Gyeonggi Data Keeper Information Protection Service Support Project is this year's first pilot project that provides ransomware detection and prevention solutions free of charge for one year to SMEs in security blind spots, helping protect companies' critical information.

Ransomware is a malicious program that infiltrates users' computer systems, blocks access to important files, and demands ransom.

The ransomware prevention solution is a method to detect and block new and variant ransomware to prevent PCs within companies from being infected by ransomware.

Selected companies will receive ▲ software authentication and management ▲ pre-detection and blocking of new and variant ransomware based on behavior ▲ real-time and scheduled encrypted secure backup ▲ instant backup and automatic rollback in case of ransomware infection of critical data ▲ anti-ransomware solution administrator training ▲ free regular and irregular updates to improve service security and functionality ▲ and company-specific status reports.

Eligibility to apply is limited to companies headquartered in the province with annual sales of 30 billion KRW or less in the previous year. Each company can receive up to 15 licenses free of charge.

Applications can be submitted through the EasyBiz website (www.egbiz.or.kr).

Kim Ki-jun, Director of the Gyeonggi Economic Science Promotion Agency, emphasized, "We hope this project will be of great help to SMEs struggling with information protection due to budget and manpower shortages," and added, "We will continue to do our best to establish a virtuous cycle information protection culture where SMEs themselves raise their security levels."

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