"S. Korea has heightened tension on the North Korean long-range missile and cyber attacks since we discontinued the operation of the Kaesong government" Government official announced. Government and industry have established various countermeasures, such as strengthening the security management expertise on Feburay15.
The Minsitry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) and the Korea Internet Security Agency (KISA) and some of the security industry has readiness of personnel increased cyber protection, emergency dispatch operations team in order to protect the national infrastructure from cyber terrorism is being intensified.
According to MSIP, for enhancing preparedness including increasing the workforce cyber protection. Last August, the training was conducted that gotten headquarters and affiliated agencies, 46 000 people participated in this year and focused on procedures and practical training to ensure proficiency in an emergency national security and public safety.
MSIP also recently promoted to assume the worst case scenario training cyber infringement respond to DDoS (DDoS) attacks, and there is increasing vaccine manufacturers, carriers, etc. portals, hosting companies using malicious code.
KISA also raised a notch cyber crisis alert level proactive steps in accordance with the judgment in a cyber attack and it is highly likely from 'interest' to 'Note'. due to carried out 24 hours a week working system, night operations, emergency dispatch operations team, malware, monitoring and strengthening.
KISA has urged caution to avoid getting the infection through email and avoid unhealthy main maintaining and applying the latest security updates unclear sources, such as MS Windows, so antivirus programs harmed due to malware infections
The security industry has focused on strengthening checks for vulnerabilities, possible attacks on such website, services and internal systems. Strengthening monitoring customers, focusing internal employee training and enhanced security guidelines, cyber terrorism occurs during the corresponding reporting system and strengthened and more
Industry insider explained "internal security area, and has steadily proceeded to collect malicious code, as usual," and he added "we are ready to strengthen the dimension of work readiness preparation for the possibility of cyber terrorism," He continued say "the security control, introduction of special-purpose systems dedicated security solution, and practice strict security rules, including compliance with security management, it is important to have expertise in security."
National Cyber Security Center, has upgraded the cyber security posture,and a cyber crisis has raised the alarm with "Caution" step. The group has raised the 'information operations condition (INFOCON) after launched long-range missile (rocket) by military intelligence operations immediately, protective posture North Korea to step 3 in step 4.
