KISA opens APCERT meeting in Busan, marks KrCERT/CC 30 years
About 150 incident response experts from 20 Asia-Pacific countries are attending the four-day event, which runs through November 6, 2026.
KISA opened the APCERT annual general meeting and the FIRST Asia-Pacific regional symposium in Busan on November 3, 2026, according to datanet.co.kr. The four-day event marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of KrCERT/CC, KISA's incident response team.
The event is hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and co-organized by KISA, APCERT and FIRST. About 150 incident response experts from CERTs in 20 Asia-Pacific countries, as well as from domestic and foreign companies, are attending.
The APCERT general meeting and academic conference take place on November 3-4, followed by a joint incident response exercise on November 4. The APCERT-FIRST Asia-Pacific symposium runs on November 5, and FIRST security training closes the schedule on November 6. The theme is "An unbroken chain: global resilience for a trustworthy future."
AI safety and national resilience on the agenda
Kim Myung-joo, director of the AI Safety Institute (AISI), will give a keynote on the AI safety ecosystem and AI security. Kim Seung-joo, a professor at Korea University's Graduate School of Information Security, will speak on national cyber resilience at the November 5 symposium.
KISA will also share its public-private cooperation experience in digital incident response at the symposium. KrCERT/CC was founded 30 years before this event, and AI is increasingly used across both cyberattacks and defense, changing the incident response environment.
Quick answers
When and where is the APCERT annual general meeting being held?
It is being held in Busan from November 3 to 6, 2026, alongside the FIRST Asia-Pacific regional symposium.
Who is speaking at the event?
Kim Myung-joo, director of the AI Safety Institute, will give a keynote, and Kim Seung-joo, a professor at Korea University's Graduate School of Information Security, will speak on national cyber resilience.
What does the event commemorate?
It marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of KrCERT/CC, KISA's incident response team.