Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Conducts 'Personal Information Infringement Capacity Building Training'

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education conducted the '2020 Information Security Capacity Building Training' for approximately 400 employees. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 25th that it conducted the ‘2020 Information Security Capacity Building Training’ for about 400 employees at the main conference room of the office building.

This training was conducted to respond to threats such as personal information breach incidents or cyberattacks during remote education amid the COVID-19 crisis.

To prevent COVID-19 infection, only about 40 people attended in person while complying with quarantine guidelines, and the remaining employees watched the training via internal broadcasting from their respective offices.

Additionally, invited lecturers from related organizations introduced various cases of personal information breaches recently occurring in connection with COVID-19, such as security incidents involving remote education software, leakage of confirmed patients’ personal information by local government officials, and email incidents, and provided education on security enhancement measures to respond to these issues.

The Provincial Office of Education evaluated that this training helped raise employees’ awareness of the importance of information security and responsibility in handling personal information, laying a stepping stone toward an advanced society.

A staff member who participated in the training said, “As online non-face-to-face interactions have become routine due to COVID-19, the importance of protecting personal information has become even greater,” adding, “I realized that smartphones and emails we use daily can be used more safely if we personally pay attention to security and manage them thoroughly.”

Kim Chun-ho, Director of the Administrative Bureau, said, “To expand the public’s right to know and ensure transparency in administrative operations, all information from schools and institutions is disclosed according to the Information Disclosure Act,” and added, “In this context, I hope this training serves as an opportunity to realize the need to protect the personal information of students and parents more securely.”

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