Korea Investment & Securities Receives WACON Ministry of Science and ICT Minister Award

Korea Investment & Securities, a subsidiary of Korea Financial Group, announced on the 5th that it received the Minister of Science and ICT Award at 'WACON 2023' held on the 26th of last month.

WACON is an international mock hacking competition hosted by the Korea Journalists Association and the National Assembly ICT Convergence Forum. It was established with the purpose of cooperating with the international community and discovering talented white-hat hackers worldwide to respond to increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats driven by the acceleration of digital transformation. As part of the event, companies that demonstrate high-level cybersecurity capabilities to protect customers' assets and contribute to establishing a cybersecurity culture are selected as 'Outstanding Cybersecurity Companies.'

Korea Investment & Securities was selected as an Outstanding Cybersecurity Company for two consecutive years, including last year. Through a rigorous evaluation by a panel of judges composed of information security experts, including Lee Ki-hyuk, Chair of the Outstanding Company Judging Committee (Professor at Chung-Ang University), the company was recognized for excellent achievements in various areas such as ▲cybersecurity strategy ▲system construction ▲customer service ▲social support.

Korea Investment & Securities has established a security system focused on digital financial security threat analysis and risk management to safely protect customer assets and information. With the increase in cloud-based services, it has established related response systems, including acquiring the international certification for cloud service information security management system (ISO27017). It also obtained domestic information security and personal information protection management system certification (ISMS-P) and international information security management system certification (ISO27001). These certifications are verified annually by certification bodies. The company also received the highest grade (100 points/S grade) for two consecutive years in the Financial Services Commission’s continuous information security evaluation.

A representative of Korea Investment & Securities stated, "We plan to continuously provide safe digital financial services to customers by preparing security measures against advanced cybersecurity threats that exploit the digital financial environment."

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