Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security, 4 Volume Set

REPUBLIC OF KOREA*

MANUEL SUTER AND ELGIN BRUNNER

Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland

1 CRITICAL SECTORS

The critical information and communication infrastructure plays a crucial role in providing public safety and stable services that are essential for everyday life. In Korea, the following sectors are counted among the critical infrastructures that are heavily dependent on information and telecommunication technologies.

• E-Government and National Government Administration,
• National security,
• Emergency/Disaster Recovery Services,
• National Defense,
• Media Service, e.g., Broadcasting Facilities,
• Financial Service,
• Gas and Energy, e.g., Power Plants,
• Transportation, e.g., Subways and Airports,
• Telecommunication [1].

2 PAST AND PRESENT INITIATIVES AND POLICIES

Report on the status of the Critical Information Infrastructure (2001)e-Korea Vision (2006)Cyber Korea 21 (1999)Mid- to Long-Term Roadmap for Information Protection (2005)Basic Strategy for Ubiquitous Information Security (2006)

2.1 Report on the Status of the Critical Information Infrastructure

In 2001, the Korean Information Security Agency (KISA) published a Report on the Status of the Critical Information Infrastructure. The scope of the research was:

• To provide technical consulting for critical information infrastructure management agencies to perform a risk assessment and establish safeguards;
• To evaluate the security and confidentiality of internet data centers;
• To assign information-security consultants ...