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South Korea revamps cybersecurity certification after breaches raise concerns

By Jenny Lee ( April 10, 2026, 03:25 GMT | Insight) -- Companies operating in South Korea will face tighter, more intrusive cybersecurity and data-protection oversight under a sweeping government plan to overhaul the country’s ISMS and ISMS-P certification regimes, with authorities moving to expand mandatory certification, toughen standards and replace paper-based audits with real-time, on-site inspections.Companies operating in South Korea will face tighter, more intrusive cybersecurity and data-protection oversight under a sweeping government plan to overhaul the country’s ISMS and ISMS-P certification regimes, with authorities moving to expand mandatory certification, toughen standards and replace paper-based audits with real-time, on-site inspections....

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