National Security Office Holds Meeting to Review AI Hacking Threats... Joint Response Team of Technical Experts to Be Launched

Chaired by Deputy Director Oh Hyunjoo;
Attendees Include the Ministry of Science and ICT, National Intelligence Service, and Ministry of National Defense
"AI Is Both a New Threat and a Key Driver of Security Innovation"

On the 13th, the National Security Office will hold an inter-ministerial meeting to review the current status of responses to cyber threats utilizing high-performance artificial intelligence (AI). Recognizing that the risk of hacking through the misuse of AI technology is becoming a reality, the government has decided to operate a joint response team across relevant ministries to facilitate vulnerability information sharing and immediate response measures.

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The National Security Office announced that on this day, Deputy Director Oh Hyun-Joo of the National Security Office will preside over a cyber security issue review meeting. The meeting will be attended by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the National Intelligence Service, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Financial Services Commission, among others.

This meeting has been convened to check the current status of responses from relevant ministries to AI-based cyber threats and to discuss future response strategies. The National Security Office has determined that the risk of cyberattacks using AI is growing, as global IT giants have recently released AI models such as Mythos, which have hacking and security capabilities.

Accordingly, the National Security Office has urged the lead ministries—namely the Ministry of Science and ICT for the private sector, the National Intelligence Service for the public sector, and the Ministry of National Defense for the military sector—to implement emergency response measures. Each ministry is taking necessary actions, such as strengthening communication with companies and institutions under their jurisdiction and distributing guidelines for responding to AI-based security threats.

The meeting will focus on discussing measures to prepare for a rapid increase in the discovery of security vulnerabilities due to the widespread use of AI. In particular, practical approaches will be explored to support swift responses, such as vulnerability patching, not only in the private sector—including large corporations and small and medium-sized enterprises—but also across the entire public sector, including the government, local governments, and public institutions.

The participating ministries share the view that the cyber security paradigm is rapidly shifting toward an AI-centric approach, and they plan to discuss next-generation cyber security strategies such as AI-specialized security and quantum technology-based security. Based on the results of this meeting, the government will operate a joint response team composed of technical experts from relevant ministries for rapid vulnerability information sharing and immediate response.

Deputy Director Oh stated, "While new threats from AI-driven hacking are increasing, AI at the same time is a key driver for innovating security capabilities. By advancing security technology capabilities to adapt to the changing environment, and by reinforcing the AI-based security industry and data security systems, we will strengthen the nation's overall cyber security response capabilities."

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