( October 22, 2025, 05:53 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea on Wednesday rolled out a cross-government cybersecurity blueprint, coordinated by the National Security Office, to quickly stem rising hacks and harden defenses across the public and private sectors. Early actions include vulnerability sweeps of roughly 1,600 critical systems, unannounced live-attack drills at telecom operators, retirement of insecure femtocells and a shift to on-site ISMS/ISMS-P inspections with cancellation for serious deficiencies. The plan centers consumer protection — sector-specific guidance and a proposed fund financed by privacy penalties — while expanding the state’s power to launch investigations without company filings and ratcheting up sanctions, including punitive surcharges. Corporate governance will tighten as security disclosures extend to all listed firms with public grading, CEO responsibility is codified and CISO/CPO powers expand.The statement, in Korean, is attached....
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