Woori Bank Conducts Cyberattack and Personal Information Leakage Response Drill

Kwon Kwang-seok, Bank President: "Making Information Security a Daily Practice... Securing Customer Trust"

Kwon Kwang-seok, President of Woori Bank, is leading a non-face-to-face simulation training attended by key executives and department heads.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Woori Bank announced on the 14th that it conducted a 'Cyber Attack and Personal Information Leakage Response Drill' as a preemptive preventive activity against cyber threats in celebration of the 10th Information Security Day.

The government designates the second Wednesday of July every year as Information Security Day to raise public awareness of the importance of information security and to promote the practice of information protection.

Last June, Woori Bank became the first in the financial sector to simultaneously obtain certification for the Information Security Management System (ISO27701) and the Information Security and Personal Information Protection Management System (ISMS-P). This year, in observance of Information Security Day, the bank conducted the drill via a non-face-to-face video conferencing system, considering the COVID-19 situation, with participation from the bank president, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), key executives, and heads of related departments.

The purpose of this drill is not only to prepare for the rapidly increasing hacking incidents domestically and internationally but also to establish a swift response system in case of customer information leakage incidents.

Notably, starting this year, the annual drill has been elevated to an event directly hosted by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the first time in the financial sector, thereby strengthening security awareness among all employees.

President Kwon Kwang-seok stated, "In an environment where non-face-to-face financial services and digital transformation are accelerating, the importance of information security is expected to grow even more," adding, "We will continue to enhance all employees' awareness of information security and promote the practice of information protection to secure customer trust."

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