Kwang-Hee Choi
Senior AdvisorIntroduction
Mr. Kwang-Hee Choi holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Security from Chung Ang University (1997), a master's degree in Information Security from the Department of Information Systems at the same university (2002), and a PhD in Information Security from Chonnam National University (2020). With over 22 years of experience, he has expertise in cybersecurity incident investigations, development of the information security industry, human resource training and R&D, privacy management system certification audits, iPin 2.0 development, and providing consultation on government policies and legislation on cybersecurity and privacy.
Since 2024, Mr. Choi has been providing advisory services at Shin & Kim in the areas of information security, privacy, AI security, data utilization, and corporate digital risk management.
Areas of Expertise
Professional Career
- 2024-PresentSenior Advisor, Shin & Kim LLC
- 2023-2024Vice President, Korean Internet Security Center, KISA
- 2021-2023Vice President, Digital Industry Group, KISA
- 2020-2021Director, Future Policy Research Office, KISA
- 2019-2020Director, Personal Data Policy Division, KISA
- 2017-2019Administrative Officer, Office of the Secretary to the President for CyberSecurity, Office of National Security
- 2014-2015Visiting Researcher, George Washington University
Professional Affiliations
- 2023-PresentAdvisor, Cybercrime-Focussed Investigation, Eastern District Prosecutor’s Office
- 2023-PresentMember, Defense Technology Security Committee, Ministry of Defense
- 2023-PresentAdjunct Professor, Department of AI Cyber Security, Korea University Sejong Campus
- 2023Deputy-Head, Cybersecurity Incident Investigation Team, LG U+
- 2021-PresentVice-Chair, Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology / Korea Information Processing Society
Qualification
Education
- 2020Chonnam National University Department of Information Security (Ph.D.)
- 2002Chung Ang University Department of Information System (M.S.)
- 1997Chung Ang University Department of Industrial Security (B.S.)
Qualifications
- CISA
- CIA
- ISMS-P Auditor
Professional Activities
Publications
- A Study on Policy Framework for Utilizing Risk-based Pseudonymized Data, Chonnam National University Graduate School, 2020
- A Study on Risk Calculation Method for False Private Information Utilization, Korea EA Society Information Technology Architecture Research, 17(2), 2020 (Co-authored)
- Personal Information New Regulation System and Policy Change, Korea Institute of Information Security & Crytoplogy Journal, 22(6), 2012 (Co-authored)
- Development Strategy of iPIN for National IDM, Korea Institute of Information Security & Crytoplogy Journal, 21(4), 2011 (Co-authored)
- iPIN 2.0 Service Framework to Replace the Use of National ID Number on the Internet, Korea Institute of Information Security & Crytoplogy Journal,20(6), 2010 (Co-authored)
- Massive Personal Information Leakage Protection System, KISS, ICONI 2010 (Co-authored)
- Securing smart home: Technologies, security challenges and security requirements, 2014 IEEE Conference on Communication and Network Security (Co-authored)
- A novel and scalable communication-history-based Knapsack authentication framework for IEEE 802.11, 2015 IEEE Conference on Communication and Network Security (Co-authored)