▲ Jeong Yeon-doo, Vice Minister for Strategy and Intelligence at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jeong Yeon-doo, South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy and vice minister for strategy and intelligence at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, referred to frequent recent cryptocurrency thefts on November 10 (local time), stating that such incidents are not mere cybercrimes but carry significant implications for international security.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister Jeong made the remarks in his opening address at the ROK-OSCE Cyber Security Conference held that day at the headquarters of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria.
Jeong emphasized that as artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, cyberattacks utilizing AI could occur at an unprecedented speed and scale, stressing the need to completely overhaul the cybersecurity paradigm to align with the AI era.
He also stated that cooperation between South Korea and the OSCE is becoming increasingly important amid deepening security linkages between Europe and the Indo-Pacific region.
The conference, co-hosted by the Foreign Ministry and the OSCE, brought together about 100 participants, including representatives from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation, international organization officials, and cybersecurity experts.
Under the theme of “The Nexus of Artificial Intelligence and Cyberspace,” participants discussed the opportunities and threats that AI brings to cybersecurity, as well as measures for cooperation.
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