Seoul, Dec 2 (NationPress) South Korea will enhance security measures for drones, undersea cables, and offshore wind power plants to address security and supply chain vulnerabilities impacting vital infrastructure, as stated by the presidential office on Monday.

Wang Yun-jong, the third deputy national security adviser, convened an inter-agency meeting with 13 organizations to evaluate potential security threats to essential infrastructure and formulate comprehensive responses, as reported by Yonhap news agency.

"Dependence on foreign sources for critical drone components could result in supply chain vulnerabilities due to export restrictions during emergencies, as well as security issues like information breaches," the office noted in a statement.

The attendees deliberated on enhancing the procurement framework for the drone sector and advancing information protection certifications, while also proposing integrated strategies to safeguard industrial areas near oil, gas, and power plants from possible drone assaults.

Moreover, they reached a consensus to classify major landing stations, which link undersea communication cables with terrestrial networks, as national security sites to shield them from potential threats.

"Undersea communication cables face numerous risk factors, including deliberate destruction by hostile entities, physical disruption due to environmental conditions, and cyber attacks aimed at data theft," the statement added.

This initiative is perceived as a reaction to escalating security threats to global undersea systems, following the unexpected disruption of two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea last month—one connecting Lithuania and Sweden, and the other linking Finland and Germany.