*This content was translated by AI.View OriginalScene from the Korea Public Golf Course Association’s October 2026 Executive Meeting / Photo provided by Korea Public Golf Course AssociationThe Korea Public Golf Course Association, a non-profit corporation (President Woo Jung-seok), held the “Public Golf Course October Executive Meeting” at Jangsu Golf Resort in Jangsu, North Jeolla Province, on the 20th. Approximately 40 executives from public golf courses nationwide and other related parties attended. The meeting focused on raising awareness of the recently surging cyber hacking damages and discussing the importance of implementing preemptive countermeasures.In particular, this meeting placed the severity of cyber terrorism, which is spreading indiscriminately not only to public institutional investors and financial institutions but also to private companies and golf courses, under scrutiny. Based on actual recent cases of hacking incidents at golf courses, voices grew louder calling for a comprehensive inspection and strengthening of security infrastructure across the entire golf course industry to prevent massive operational damages such as system paralysis and leakage of members’ personal information.Kim Tae-young, Senior Vice President of the Korea Public Golf Course Association, stated, “As advanced hacking damages are occurring consecutively in various fields recently, it is more important than ever for golf courses to strengthen their systems and cyber security.” He expressed strong resolve, adding, “The association will seek multi-faceted measures at the association level to overcome the complex crisis facing overall golf course operations, including cyber security threats, labor shortages, and on-site management, and will continue to devote all efforts to supporting member companies.”At the regular meeting that day, a special lecture was held in response to recent cyber attacks threatening the industry, drawing great interest from attendees.The first speaker, Choi Jong-pil (Team Lead) of SK Shielders, took the stage on the topic of “Cyber Hacking Attacks and Countermeasures.” Team Leader Choi prominently featured actual cases of hacking incidents that recently occurred at golf courses, detailing in depth the precise causes of intrusion exploiting system vulnerabilities and the specific damages resulting from them.Furthermore, pointing out the limitations of existing methods that deal with increasingly intelligent and advanced cyber terrorism in a post-hoc manner, he strongly proposed the importance of building a preemptive defense system by presenting an MDR (Managed Detection and Response) security response system that detects and blocks threats in real time as an alternative.In the second session that followed, innovative technologies were introduced to overcome severe labor shortages and rising costs. Min Dong-chan (CEO) of VMonster presented on the topic of “AI Transformation of Golf Course Operations,” attracting attention by introducing practical innovation plans for golf course operations, such as increasing revenue through 24-hour reservation consultations and processing using AI consultants, improving customer service, and optimizing usage fees (pricing) using AI marketers, as solutions to resolve the labor difficulties faced by golf courses.<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>*This content was translated by AI.View Original
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