Shinhan Investment Corp. Achieves Highest Grade in Information Security Continuous Evaluation for 3 Consecutive Years

Shinhan Investment Corp. announced on the 11th that it has voluntarily disclosed its information security status through the Information Security Disclosure Comprehensive Portal and received the highest grade for three consecutive years in the Information Security Continuous Evaluation.

Information security disclosure is a system that provides stakeholders such as consumers, customers, citizens, shareholders, and corporate affiliates with the status of a company's information security investments, personnel, certifications, etc., in accordance with the Information Security Industry Promotion Act. It has been implemented since 2022 with the purpose of enhancing corporate information security responsibility and trustworthiness.

Although financial companies are exempt from mandatory information security disclosure, Shinhan Investment Corp. has voluntarily disclosed its information security status for two consecutive years. Through compliance with information security disclosure, it was selected as an excellent company in information security investment and meets all the criteria for establishing an information security system under the K-ESG guidelines.

According to the disclosure, as of last year, Shinhan Investment Corp. invested 12.5 billion KRW, accounting for 11.0% of the total IT sector investment of 113.1 billion KRW, in the information security sector. The dedicated information security personnel number about 40, representing 9.3% of the total IT sector workforce.

Additionally, the day before, Shinhan Investment Corp. achieved the highest grade for three consecutive years in the Information Security Continuous Evaluation. The Information Security Continuous Evaluation, first implemented in 2021, is a system where financial companies submit the results of their personal credit information management and protection status to the Financial Services Commission for evaluation. Shinhan Investment Corp. has maintained the highest grade for three consecutive years since the system's implementation.

Gong Byung-kwon, Chief Information Security Officer of Shinhan Investment Corp., stated, "We will advance our information security management system and lead the activation of information security investment through customer protection-centered information security modernization plans and operational activities, such as applying AI (Artificial Intelligence) to FDS (Fraud Detection System) and developing in-house tools for cloud vulnerability inspection."

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