Hyundai Motor launches 1st group-level cyberthreat team: sources

Hyundai Motor Group has created its first group-level cyberthreat response team amid a rise in cybersecurity risks across various industrial sectors, according to industry sources Tuesday. The cyberthreat response team, led by Yang Ki-chang, head of the group's Integrated Security Center, will oversee vulnerability assessments, threat monitoring and incident responses involving cybersecurity across all group affiliates, the sources said. Previously, Hyundai Motor Group units handled cyberattack responses individually. This marks the first time the group has established a centralized team to coordinate cyberdefense efforts. Industry watchers say Hyundai Motor's enhanced cybersecurity measure aims to prevent industrial hacking incidents, reported widely in the telecom industry as of late, from extending into group affiliates, while preparing for long-term risks linked to internet-connected electric vehicles (EVs). Hyundai Motor and Kia, the group's key automotive units, have sharply increased cybersecurity investments in recent years. According to the Korea Internet & Security Agency, the tWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times