Fortinet to exchange cyber security intelligence and expertise with Korea Internet & Security Agency

· Fortinet and KISA intend to exchange cyber threat intelligence and expertise to conduct research and analysis of Internet incidents in South Korea and determine the appropriate security technology and response required.

· The agreement will include exchanges and analysis on various threats and vulnerabilities, including botnets traced to South Korea, malicious domains and URLs, malware samples, as well as zero-day vulnerability research, which Fortinet will provide to KISA to coordinate with affected vendors to patch. 

Fortinet, the global player in high-performance cyber security solutions, has signed an agreement with the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) to conduct two-way information sharing on cyber threat intelligence.

This is a high impact way to enhance South Korea’s cyber resilience and mitigate the vulnerability of attacks, the company said. The Fortinet and KISA collaboration will boost threat intelligence and information sharing between private and public entities to help ensure the security of networks across South Korea. KISA will benefit from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs global cyber threat research and analysis, providing South Korean organisations with the actionable intelligence required to prevent cyberattacks.

Under the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (MSIP), KISA is one of South Korea’s key government agencies responsible for protecting its private sector against cybersecurity threats. With an increasing number of offshore attacks creating detrimental impacts to Korean organisations and civilians, cyber threats are a top priority for KISA.

Kee Seung Baik, President and CEO, KISA, said, “KISA’s mission is dedicated to protecting South Korea from cyberattacks. Intelligence is vital to combat these attacks and the future of cyber threats. It is critical that we partner with cybersecurity leaders, like Fortinet, for actionable threat information knowledge and expertise to effectively protect against cyberattacks.”

Said Michael Xie, Founder, President and Chief Technology Officer, Fortinet: “There is a greater mission on the part of every security vendor to make the cyber world safer for business and personal use. Fortinet continues to partner with global organisations like KISA, NATO, and INTERPOL, to share valuable cyber threat intelligence to proactively help stop cyberattacks. Public and private sector partnerships are critical to the future of cybersecurity, as collaborative information sharing will ultimately help define global security standards.”

In addition to its agreement with KISA, Fortinet is actively directing the future of threat intelligence standards and protocols through its ongoing collaboration with global law enforcement, governments, and industry organisations, including NATO, INTERPOL, the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) and the OASIS Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) group. These strategic partnerships strengthen global threat data and help combat the future of cybercrime through cooperative information sharing of actionable threat intelligence.

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