http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20050920/660000000020050920114009E8.html 2005/09/20 SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea unveiled a set of security measures on electronic commerce Tuesday, hoping to ease consumer fears about buying goods or conducting banking transactions on the Internet. Under the three-pronged measures, the government will build and distribute a new anti-hacking software with stronger security features, the Ministry of Information and Communication said in a statement. In addition, Internet users will be required to install a firewall program for all kinds of online financial transactions such as stock trading and insurance, to prevent hackers from stealing personal information. So far, only Internet banking users have been required to install the firewall software. The government also plans to overhaul its management system on public authentication service, which guarantees users' identification in the cyber marketplace. The measures were jointly drawn up by related government offices such as the Financial Supervisory Service and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, the Information Ministry said. South Korea is one of the world's most wired countries. More than 12 million people out of its 48 million population have a high-speed Internet connection, marking the world's highest per-capita broadband Internet penetration. Worries about sending personal data or credit card information through cyberspace have long served as a drag on e-commerce, ministry officials said. _________________________________________ InfoSec News v2.0 - Coming Soon! http://www.infosecnews.org
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