South Korea wants a cyber tsar, but can it beat complacency?

Asia - South China Morning Post · Nov 5, 2026

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s push for a centralised cybersecurity agency risks hitting a wall of indifference, despite his insistence that the move is a national security priority following a leak of his passport details. Tech experts warn that creating a new organisation will do little to address the deeper problem of complacency on its own, with businesses and government agencies viewing tighter cybersecurity as an unnecessary expense until a serious breach occurs. Lee’s proposal...