Gyeonggi Province Launches Pilot Operation of 'Smartphone Security Officer' to Prevent Voice Phishing

Gyeonggi Province will launch a pilot operation of the 'Smartphone Security Officer' initiative to prevent voice phishing targeting senior citizens.

The Smartphone Security Officer is responsible for strengthening smartphone security by blocking the installation of malicious apps, detecting hidden malware early, and taking safe action, as part of efforts to prevent voice phishing.

They will regularly visit local senior welfare centers and community centers to conduct smartphone security checks, quickly share the latest voice phishing techniques, and carry out ongoing public awareness and security enhancement activities in daily life.

The Smartphone Security Officer project is a new collaborative initiative among the organizations that signed a Financial Telecommunications Fraud Prevention Support Agreement last September, including Gyeonggi Province and the Korea Internet & Security Agency, among a total of nine institutions.

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Led by Gyeonggi Province, the project involves the Korea Internet & Security Agency, the Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency, and is connected to the senior employment program run by Seongnam City and the Seongnam Senior Club.

The Smartphone Security Officer activities will involve 35 senior IT instructors from the Seongnam Senior Club, who will begin preliminary training on March 24, and from April, will carry out the program in 68 senior institutions across Seongnam.

Seo Bongja, Director of the Fair Economy Division, said, "The Smartphone Security Officer activities directly prevent voice phishing against seniors and also help prevent secondary damage that may occur unknowingly from hidden malicious apps. We hope that close support in daily life will lead to a decrease in voice phishing damage."

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