The importance of cybersecurity is being emphasized as non-face-to-face services such as distance learning and telecommuting expand and cyber threats increase, going beyond IoT and autonomous vehicles to attack global companies and institutions. The cybersecurity market, which refers to the total amount of spending on security products and services for cybercrime prevention, is expected to exceed $1 trillion cumulatively by 2021, following $3.5 billion in 2004 and $120 billion in 2017.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced its "2021 Cyber Threat Analysis and 2022 Outlook Analysis" at the end of last year.

According to this report, the most threatening breach worldwide in 2021 was ransomware attacks. A prime example is ransomware attacks that lock or encrypt systems and then hold them hostage to demand a ransom.

In the United States, there was widespread damage to infrastructure, including energy and food supplies.

The Colonial Pipeline incident in the United States last May paralyzed the system, halting pipeline operations for six days.

In Korea, attacks by malicious programs demanding money have occurred regardless of industry or region, including small and medium-sized businesses and local businesses.

Small and medium-sized enterprises accounted for 93%, while those outside Seoul accounted for 63%. 65% of the cases were difficult to recover from damage due to lack of backups.

The Log4j vulnerability issue that has persisted since the end of last year is expected to continue in 2022.

This situation highlights the importance of software supply chain security, necessitating comprehensive security enhancements from development to maintenance on the demand side.

Furthermore, threats are expected to continue to increase, as attempts to attack IoT devices, such as integrated home control panels, which are vulnerable to security threats and pose potential threats, continue to occur.

Security threats to connected devices such as smart cars and smart TVs are becoming a reality.

If these devices are vulnerable to security breaches, they can be exploited for cyberattacks such as leaks of personal information and DDoS attacks. It is necessary to strengthen security vulnerability measures.

Efforts are being made by governments, organizations, and companies to respond to these diverse cyber threats.

KT has implemented organizational restructuring with network stability in mind, including changing the existing Platform Operation Center into a 'Security Control Center.'

The Ministry of Science and ICT will invest 89 billion won in security R&D projects in 2022, with the goal of strengthening national and public information security infrastructure and securing globally leading information security technologies.

△Information protection core source technology △Global leading data privacy technology △Cybersecurity challenge leading technology development project is included, and industry, academia, and research institutes can all participate.

As the development of self-driving cars progresses rapidly, security-related issues are constantly being discussed.

As Level 3 autonomous vehicles enter the full-scale commercialization phase starting in 2022, various personal information issues are coming to the fore as autonomous vehicles will be able to film and transmit videos on their own without human intervention.

Fifty-four signatory countries, including the United States and the EU, have finalized the UNECE WP29 regulations.

The UNECE WP29 regulation covers automotive cybersecurity management and vehicle supply chain management, and accordingly, vehicles that have not received type approval cannot be sold.

In Korea, the Personal Information Protection Commission and Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors held a meeting at their R&D sites and agreed to proactively identify predictable problems in advance and establish appropriate measures such as minimizing personal information collection, deleting unnecessary information, and encrypting it, taking into account the characteristics of automated personal information collection and processing by autonomous vehicles that are difficult for drivers and pedestrians to recognize or control.

Also, in the e4ds webinar, Microchip's Senior Vice President Kwak Sang-shin said &lHe emphasized the importance of security once again, saying, “There may be vulnerabilities in the firmware when processing a huge amount of information,” and “We are already being attacked by hackers for various reasons.”