Financial Security Institute Holds Special Lecture on Cyber Threat Response Strategies in the AI Era

The Financial Security Institute held a special lecture by an expert to examine the evolving trends of cyberattacks using artificial intelligence (AI) and to strengthen the financial sector's response capabilities.

The Financial Security Institute announced on July 21 that it held a special lecture under the theme "Evolution of Cyber Threats in the AI Era and Response Strategies" at the Yeouido Center in Seoul, inviting Professor Tae-Soo Kim of Georgia Tech and Vice President of Microsoft (MS) in the United States.

Vice President Kim is an AI security expert who won the AI Cybersecurity Competition "AI×CC" organized by the U.S. Department of Defense. He is considered a world-renowned authority in the fields of AI-based vulnerability detection and automated cyberattack and defense technologies. This special lecture was organized to share the latest AI security technologies and threat response strategies at a time when cyber threats utilizing frontier AI are becoming a reality, and to strengthen the Financial Security Institute's expertise in AI security.

Vice President Kim explained that AI is fundamentally changing the speed and scale at which cyber threats occur by significantly increasing attackers' productivity. He stressed that, in order to respond to increasingly advanced AI attacks, it is important not only to automatically detect vulnerabilities but also to have multiple AI agents collaborate to verify the effectiveness of vulnerabilities and to demonstrate the practical feasibility of actual attacks.

He also advised that, as new AI models and technologies are expected to be released continuously, it is necessary to move away from the rigid traditional security frameworks and establish flexible security systems that can adapt to technological changes, thereby enabling continuous enhancements to defense capabilities. The Financial Security Institute launched the Financial AI Security Lab in June and has been comprehensively supporting financial institutions by inspecting their use of AI, analyzing and providing information on AI-related threats, evaluating AI safety and reliability, and nurturing professional talent.

Financial Security Institute President Sangwon Park stated, "As frontier AI threats evolve rapidly, it is becoming even more important for security professionals to proactively understand the latest AI security technologies and, from a human perspective, make final judgments." He added, "Taking this special lecture as an opportunity, we will further strengthen the AI security expertise of the Financial Security Institute and continue to expand cooperation with leading global AI security institutions and professionals."

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