South Korea's President Calls for a Central Cybersecurity Authority

South Korea’s president called Tuesday for a centralized cybersecurity authority to protect public services and critical infrastructure, as security checks began at more than 2,100 public bodies. At a Cabinet meeting, he said the current approach, centered on inspections and responses after incidents, had clear limits in protecting core systems. He called for a preventive framework and urged officials to consider a body that could coordinate security functions spread across government agencies. He also called for discussion of a government task force spanning the public and private sectors. The proposed authority would oversee and coordinate those divided security responsibilities.

Source: TokenPost