South Korea wants a cyber tsar, but can it beat complacency?

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s push for a centralised cybersecurity agency after his passport details were leaked could face widespread inertia despite what he considers a national security priority.

Tech experts warn that creating a new organisation alone will do little to address the deeper problem of complacency, with businesses and government agencies viewing tighter cybersecurity as an unnecessary expense until a serious breach occurs.

Lee’s proposal comes amid growing scrutiny of...