Minister Yun Hojung Visits NIRS 'Battery Fire' Site to Inspect Digital Safety Management

Encouraging Enhanced Operation and Security Monitoring of Information Systems
Report on Response Measures for the Scheduled 2030 Closure of the Daejeon Center
"Establishing a Stable Administrative Service System"

Yun Hojung, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, visited the Daejeon headquarters of the National Information Resources Service (hereinafter referred to as NIRS), where a battery fire occurred in September last year, on the 30th to inspect the progress of recovery efforts and the digital safety management system.

This visit was arranged so the minister could directly verify the implementation status of follow-up measures promoted since the fire incident and to encourage the stable operation and strengthened security monitoring of national core information systems.

Yoon Hojung, Minister of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, visited the Daejeon headquarters of the National Intelligence Resources Service, where a battery fire occurred last year, on the morning of the 30th to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the computer room restoration status and the digital safety management system. Provided by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety

After reviewing the phased recovery progress of the data center, which was affected by the fire, Minister Yun personally checked whether the systems had been fully normalized and were operating normally. In addition, he examined the digital safety and security monitoring status and assessed the effectiveness of the 24-hour monitoring system that enables immediate response in case of a similar incident.

He also confirmed that the separation and relocation of battery facilities within the data center, implemented to enhance the safety of the battery facilities suspected as the cause of the fire, had been completed.

Subsequently, Minister Yun was briefed on the seamless transfer plans for major information systems, data backup measures, and the establishment of alternative infrastructure in preparation for the scheduled closure of the Daejeon Center in 2030, as part of mid- to long-term stabilization strategies.

He also checked the status of the disaster recovery (DR) system, designed to enable swift service restoration in the event of a disaster, as well as the progress of real-time data replication between the Daejeon Center and the Gongju backup center.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has established plans to implement disaster recovery systems for 97 major information systems at the Daejeon Center this year and will build them in phases until 2028.

Minister Yun stated, “Triggered by the fire incident, we have devoted all our efforts to shifting the paradigm of national information resources management and establishing an administrative service foundation resilient to any disaster,” and added, “We will prepare alternatives for the closure of the Daejeon Center in 2030, complete a comprehensive disaster recovery system, and establish a stable administrative service system.”

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