Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) is a unique organization under the Ministry of Science and ICT and was established by Korean law to enhance cybersecurity in the private sector of the Republic of Korea in 2009. KISA has been building a virtuous circulation to enhance global competitiveness on the Internet and information protection fields under the 4 strategic goals of industry promotion, public safety, trustworthiness, and future leadership.

As an Internet and information protection promotion organization, leading the national global competitiveness, KISA has continued to support the development of cybersecurity experts to strengthen the capabilities of South Korea's cybersecurity, especially KISA has been operating the K-Shield program to foster top cyber security experts with excellent technical skills to prevent and respond to cyberattacks. Since 2018, KISA has also operated a separate K-Shield Junior course to train intermediate-level technical personnel related to cybersecurity in response to the industry's demand.

In addition, KISA has held HDCON, a hacking defence competition, every year since 2004 to enhance participants ability to respond to security violation incidents and improve hacking defence techniques and system operation technologies.

True to its vision, KISA carries out various international activities in recognition of the need for not only a single country's response but also a common, unified response through a multinational cooperative system, such as CAMP (Cybersecurity Alliance for Mutual Progress), GCCD (Global Cybersecurity Center for Development).