| Mobile Web

All articles List

AI & Enterprise

Executive-rank designation for CISOs to become mandatory, standards still unclear

South Korea’s cabinet has approved revisions to the Network Act requiring companies to appoint a chief information security officer (CISO) at executive level, with detailed applicability criteria to be set by enforcement decree. The law is expected to be promulgated as early as next week and take effect six months later, with some provisions delayed by a year. Data cited by KISA show many firms, especially mid-sized ones, still lack executive-level CISOs.

Finance

Brokerages upgrade AI-based mobile trading apps, but frequent outages remain task

South Korean brokerages are adding AI-driven features to mobile trading systems, including market summaries, stock reports, video content and real-time issue analysis. Firms cited include Kiwoom Securities, Woori Investment & Securities, Toss Securities, Shinhan Investment Corp and Daishin Securities. The push has also raised expectations that MTS could evolve beyond trading into a broader platform. Persistent system outages and strained call-centre access remain key problems, as regulators warn of penalties for failures tied to weak internal controls.

Games & Commerce

Naver, Kakao expand R&D spending, focus on in-house AI

Naver and Kakao increased research and development spending last year to record levels, their filings showed. Naver spent 2.22 trillion won and raised R&D to 18.5 percent of revenue, focusing on wider use of its HyperCLOVA X AI and expanding computing infrastructure. Kakao spent 1.30 trillion won, or 16 percent of operating revenue, and created the Kanana organisation to strengthen in-house large language model development.