Lawmaker: Half of KISA Incident Response Systems Need Replacement
Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk says 1,046 of 2,065 systems at KISA's Internet Incident Response Center are replacement targets, and maintenance funding fell 25.1% in four years.
Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk disclosed on October 15, 2026, that 1,046 of the 2,065 IT systems operated by the Korea Internet & Security Agency's (KISA) Internet Incident Response Center have been classified as needing replacement, or 50.7% of the total.
The classification counted systems used for five or more years after acquisition as replacement targets, according to the data KISA submitted to the lawmaker.
The maintenance budget allocated for the incident response systems fell from 4.11 billion won in 2022 to 3.08 billion won this year, a drop of 1.03 billion won, or about 25.1%.
In 2022, the maintenance budget for the Internet incident response systems was 4.11 billion won. This year, it was reduced to 3.08 billion won.
Quick answers
How many KISA incident response systems need replacement?
1,046 of the 2,065 systems, or 50.7%, were classified as needing replacement.
How much did the maintenance budget fall?
It fell from 4.11 billion won in 2022 to 3.08 billion won this year, a drop of 1.03 billion won, or about 25.1%.
What counts as a replacement target?
Systems used for five or more years after acquisition were counted as replacement targets.