Grand Korea Leisure holds strategy meeting amid rising cyber threats

Grand Korea Leisure President Yoon Doo-hyun and employees hold a strategy meeting on information security in Seoul, Friday. Courtesy of Grand Korea Leisure

Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) said Friday it held a strategy meeting on information security in response to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, including a recent large-scale data breach involving SK Telecom.

The meeting, attended by GKL President Yoon Doo-hyun and key personnel from company headquarters and its three business sites, focused on strengthening the company's cybersecurity posture.

The agenda included improving procedures for preventing and responding to cyber incidents, enhancing the management of access records to personal information, restructuring the authority management system for storage devices such as USB hardware and reviewing collaboration systems between the headquarters and branch offices.

“Information security is not merely a technical issue, but the last line of defense in maintaining public trust,” Yoon said. “Even a single incident can damage the organization’s reputation, so all employees must remain security-conscious and respond collectively.”

Looking ahead, GKL plans to not only upgrade its systems, but also to strengthen internal security training and inspection systems for all employees, aiming to foster a workplace culture where cybersecurity awareness is a part of everyday life.

SK Telecom, the largest mobile carrier in Korea with 25 million subscribers out of a population of 50 million, detected a cyberattack on April 18 and discovered signs of a large-scale leak of customers' USIM data.