The Financial Security Institute is moving to train security specialists in line with efforts to institutionalise digital assets. As policy discussions continue on digital assets such as tokenised securities and stablecoins, it aims to secure in advance the security capabilities needed as financial institutions introduce related services.

The Financial Security Institute said on Monday it has launched a new "Digital Asset Specialist Training Programme" for financial companies and virtual asset service providers.

The programme runs for 11 weeks from June to August. Training consists of theoretical and practical instruction on digital assets, along with project work. Rather than focusing on lectures alone, it will run practical projects alongside mentoring by internal and external experts, with an emphasis on strengthening capabilities for use in the field.

Key topics include blockchain protocol fundamentals and next-generation cryptography, blockchain infrastructure architecture and node security practice, smart contract development and security, smart contract vulnerability analysis and attack practice, security verification and audits, service security practice, virtual asset governance, and blockchain transaction analysis and forensics.

Park Sang-won (박상원), head of the Financial Security Institute, said that as discussions on institutionalising digital assets progress and the adoption of digital asset services and infrastructure accelerates in the financial sector, it is becoming more important to establish digital asset security systems. He said the institute will actively support efforts to develop practical specialists and strengthen digital asset security capabilities so that digital asset services can take root stably in the financial sector.