Yoon names 3rd deputy director of NIS

Baek Jong-wook / Courtesy of the presidential office

President Yoon Suk-yeol tapped a cybersecurity expert Tuesday to be the third deputy director of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), according to the presidential office.

Baek Jong-wook, a professor of computer engineering at Gachon University, was nominated after previously serving as chief of the NIS national cybersecurity center, it said.

The position of third deputy director is responsible for science and cyber intelligence operations.

Baek's nomination completes the lineup of NIS leadership positions, following the appointments of NIS Director Kim Kyou-hyun, the first and second deputy directors, and the chief of planning and coordination. (Yonhap)