SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has kicked off the production of the medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (MUAV), the arms procurement agency said Tuesday, in a move to help enhance the military’s surveillance capabilities over North Korea. A ceremony was held in the southeastern port city of Busan to mark the completion of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The military has recently taken down more than 1,300 surveillance cameras installed at various bases, including those near the border with North Korea, after discovering they were Chinese-made equipment, a military official said Friday. In late July, military and intelligence authorities found out the surveillance cameras supplied by a [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has completed the development of a high-tech radar system expected to bolster the military’s surveillance capabilities along the coastline, the state arms procurement agency said Monday. The GPS-240K, which was developed to replace the existing radar system that had been in operation for more than 25 years, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea plans to introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance technology in some front-line outposts to replace outdated systems and better detect threats along the border with North Korea, the state arms agency said Tuesday. The new system with enhanced monitoring capabilities will be introduced in eastern front-line general outposts [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – A voice phishing analysis model developed by the South Korean government this year that is thought to be the first of its kind in the world has played a pivotal role in the investigation of voice phishing crimes. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) announced on Tuesday that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The military plans to develop an integrated support system that can ensure early detection and rapid response to contagious disease threats and signals. The Armed Forces Medical Command is on track to develop and establish an integrated contagious disease surveillance support system for the entire military, sources said Monday. [...]
SEONGNAM, SOUTH KOREA, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Vehicle recording devices installed in cars, widely known as ‘black boxes’, will now serve as surveillance cameras to keep an eye on crime in the absence of police, Seongnam’s city government announced yesterday. More than 3,500 local drivers in Seongnam agreed to cooperate with the local government in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report has revealed that investigative authorities peeked into online communications information of over one million citizens in 2015 from Korea’s two major web portals – Naver and Daum. According to the 2016 Internet Transparency Report from the Clinical Legal Education Center (Korea University), the two Internet giants [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s military said Wednesday it will upgrade thermal observation devices (TODs) installed at the heavily fortified inter-Korean border to cope with growing threats from North Korea. The upgrade aims to closely monitor and detect any provocative movements from the North along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). In August last [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Silicon Valley is well known for fighting against government surveillance to protect its users. But what steps are Korean IT companies taking to safeguard their customers? Naver and Daum are Korea’s leading web portals, claiming approximately 75 percent and 15 percent the market, respectively, while Kakao is Korea’s dominant [...]