The National Intelligence Service in Korea is responsible for overseeing national cybersecurity policy and defending against cyber threats, including distributed denial of service attacks. [42] The NIS also investigates any cyber intrusions and conducts …

In 1995, by relocating to a new intelligence building equipped with up-to-date facilities in Naegok-dong, southern Seoul, from its 34-year-old site in Mt. Nam in downtown Seoul and Imun-dong,...

In 1995, by relocating to a new intelligence building equipped with up-to-date facilities in Naegok-dong, southern Seoul, from its 34-year-old site in Mt. Nam in downtown Seoul and Imun-dong, eastern Seoul, the NSP laid the cornerstone to becoming a …

2 days ago · With threats from North Korea and China increasingly weighing on Seoul, the National Intelligence Service is seeking to counter its regional rivals and regain lost credibility under its new chief, Cho Tae-yong, a diplomat who is …

5 days ago · With threats from North Korea and China increasingly weighing on Seoul, the National Intelligence Service is seeking to counter its regional rivals and regain lost credibility under its new chief, Cho Tae-yong, a diplomat who is …

Dec 8, 2024 · President Yoon Suk Yeol has appointed a senior official of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) as its first deputy director, the intelligence agency said Sunday.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS; Korean: 국가정보원, 국정원) is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea. The agency was officially established in 1961 as the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA; Korean: 중앙정보부), during the rule of President Park Chung-hee's military Supreme Council for National Reconstruction ...

1 day ago · When South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) in late October declassified information warning of North Korean troops being deployed in Russia near Ukraine, it revealed to what extent Seoul's intelligence and defence services still rely on foreign commercial capabilities to keep tabs on their turbulent northern neighbour.

Dec 19, 2023 · President Yoon Suk Yeol named his new chief of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the country's top spy agency, and foreign minister on Tuesday, the latest in a series of recent Cabinet shakeups.

Dec 12, 2023 · The National Intelligence Service (NIS) will transfer its counterespionage authority to the police on Jan. 1, according to an enforcement decree issued Tuesday. The decree was passed as part of the former Moon Jae-in administration’s initiative to transfer some of the intelligence agency's responsibilities to the national police.