This is a partial quote from a security news article.
https://v.daum.net/v/20260329172355851
https://www.boannews.com/media/view.asp?idx=142897
According to industry sources on the 29th, the government recently held a 'Meeting on Improvement of Installed Security Software in the Financial Sector' by summoning security officials from the financial sector. It is known that at this meeting, discussions were held on execution plans for the reduction and conversion roadmap of installed security software in the financial sector, as well as gathering opinions from each industry.
This measure is interpreted as a result of continuous warnings from academia and the government's strong policy will. Previously, a research team at KAIST pointed out structural vulnerabilities of domestic mandatory security software that bypasses web browser security and urged a fundamental paradigm shift.
Adding to this is the 'Comprehensive Countermeasures for Information Protection across Ministries' announced last year by the government. This reflects the government's will to boldly break away from the chronic Galapagos environment of Korean-style security. According to the Comprehensive Countermeasures for Information Protection across Ministries, the government will gradually restrict legacy security software (keyboard security, firewalls, antivirus programs, etc.), which consumers had to install on their PCs whenever they conducted financial transactions, starting this year.
Instead, it plans to fully introduce multi-factor authentication (MFA) combining passwords and one-time passwords (OTP), biometrics, and an AI-based abnormal financial transaction detection system (FDS) to completely shift the responsibility for security from consumer PCs to financial institution servers. There is also analysis that the strong drive behind this measure reflects the strong influence of the National Security Office, which is the cybersecurity control tower.
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