KISA
| Type: | Public |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| Headquarters: | 11F 398, Seochoro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 137-875 |
| Country: | Korea |
| Website: | kisa.or.kr |
| Key People | |
| Seo Jong Ryeol, Chairman
Hee Jung Kim, President | |
KISA(Korea Internet & Security Agency) is a public corporation responsible in managing the operations of the Korean internet such as the IP address and the .kr country code top level domain (ccTLD). The agency also conducts researches for the next generation internet address resources of the country.
History edit
The Agency was established through the merger of three institutions, NIDA (National Internet Development Agency of Korea), KISA and KIICA (Korea IT International Cooperation Agency) on June 23, 2009.[1]
Responsibilities edit
As the the manager of the operations of internet in Korea, KISA performs the following responsibilities:[2]
- Development of Internet related policy
- Build and enhance the environment for the internet society
- Promotes internet usage in the country
- Protects national internet infrastructure from hacking cyber-terror, spam and other malicious activities
- Operates krCERT CC (Korea Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center) to improve Internet security in Korea
- Support international organizations such as ITU and OECD as well as assist the Korean IT companies
Significant Projects edit
KISA is an active participant of international organizations such as the World Summit in Information Society (WSIS), a project endorsed by the UN General Assembly under the Resolution 56/183 [3] to develop and promote a clear statement of political will and take concrete steps to establish the foundations for an Information Society for everybody, reflecting all the different interests at stake.[4]
Some of the significant projects undertaken by KISA include:[5]
- Establishment of Sustainable Internet Environment by promoting the further application of Ipv6, Future Internet, and revitalization of wireless internet for a secure internet environment. KISA expanded its Ipv6 addresses from 32 bit to 128 bits and the agency isstriving to overcome the problems and restrictions of the current internet structure in KOrea.
- The agency also partnered with Korea Communications Commission (KCC) in the campaign for Self Purification for Clean Internet project under the theme Making a Beautiful Internet World.
- KISA is actively involved in the research and improvement of policies regarding the .kr domain name as well as to the annual meetings of the ICANN.
- Protection of the Citizens Personal Information & Public Information from data leakages, abuse of personal information by providing i-PIN (Internet Personal Identification Number) and by setting personal information security standards.The agency also operates Personal information infringement and illegal SPAM call centers and established a response system to minimize hacking.
- KISA introduced and operated ISMS Certification Program to increase the level of information security level of organizations in the country and decrease the possibility of threats and damage in the internet system.
- The agency partnered with KCC to develop an Internet Information Security Plan to combat organized and professional cyber attacks
KISA and ICANN edit
On May 2010, KISA submitted an application to ICANN under the IDN Fast Track Process to delegate the Korean string .한국 and be recognized as a country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) to represent the Republic of Korea. The string means Korea from the Hangul script and it is pronounced Hanguk when transliterated in English. The move was supported by the Korea Communications Commission and different groups within the internet community.[6]
On 16 June 2010, the IDN Fast Track DNS Stability panel reviewed the KISA's application and found that the string has no threats to the security of the stability or security of DNS and presents a low risk of user confusion and the approved the application.
On September 30 2010, KISA requested ICANN to delegate .한국 (Hanguk) as a top-level domain. Subsequently on Jan 25, 2011 during a special meeting of the ICANN board of directors, it was resolved that the deleation of string .한국 (Hanguk)to KISA will be approved after the internet governing body determined that it will benefit the local and global internet community.[7]