Gangwon Technopark holds information security conference, seeks ways to counter AI threats

【Financial News, Wonju = Reporter Kim Gi-seop】About 200 people involved in information security from across Gangwon gathered in Wonju to seek ways to counter new cyber threats driven by artificial intelligence.
Gangwon Technopark said on the 12th that the 2026 Gangwon Regional Information Security Conference was held that day at the Inter-Burgo Hotel in Wonju. The event, themed “New Cyber Threats and Information Security in the Era of AI Transformation,” was co-hosted by the Korea Internet & Security Agency, Gangwon State, a branch of the National Intelligence Service, and Kangwon National University, and organized by Gangwon Technopark and the Graduate School of Convergence Security at Kangwon National University, among others.
The first session featured award ceremonies for the 6th Gangwon Regional Cybersecurity Hacking Defense Competition and the Gangwon AI Cybersecurity Challenge for middle and high school students. In the hacking defense competition, Yonsei University Mirae Campus’s “Yeondong” team won gold in the student division, the Korea Tourism Organization’s “KTO” team took gold in the general and public sector division, and the 12th Infantry Division’s “Artillery Communications” team received the top award in the military division. A total of 13.5 million won in prize money was awarded to nine teams. The Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Award, an individual prize in the student division, went to Lee Jae-woo, a student at Yonsei University Mirae Campus.
In the middle and high school challenge, the “LPHC” team, formed by Yukmin-gwan High School, Wonju High School and Chiak High School, won the grand prize. The top award in the high school division went to Gangwon High School’s “Unsipgiyeong” team, while Namwonju Middle School’s “CODE” team received the top award in the middle school division.
In the second session, on information security, experts from academia and the public and private sectors presented major cyber threat cases and ways to improve response systems. They also shared the latest technologies that can be applied directly in practice, including cloud security monitoring technologies adapted to the spread of AI, strategies for addressing vulnerabilities in the AI era, and security checks using AI agents.
The third session discussed ways to strengthen information security capabilities among field practitioners and expand industry-academia-research collaboration networks. At a roundtable on promoting use of the framework for pseudonymized information, participants discussed ways to increase its use while ensuring data could be used safely.
“Since those on the offensive are also using AI as a weapon, defensive technologies must evolve as well, from cloud security monitoring to checks by AI agents,” said Lee Gi-su, director of the Gangwon Digital Innovation Center at Gangwon Technopark. “We will expand our cooperation network so that local talent identified through the hacking defense competition and challenge can work with field practitioners to strengthen the region’s cyber defenses.”

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