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Analysis on South Korean Cybersecurity Readiness Regarding North Korean Cyber Capabilities

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Information Security Applications (WISA 2016)

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Cyber attacks cause fatal blow by destructing critical infrastructure of nations with relatively small cost. North Korea uses cyber attacks as a major asymmetric strategy along with nuclear weapon. In this situation, South Korea needs to find better way to cope with North Korea’s aggressive cyber threats. In the present paper, we shall see North Korean cyber capability including its backgrounds, organization, and personnel. By exploring some key signifying structures consisting North Korean cyber power, it is intended to broaden understanding of the nature of North Korean cyber operations. The purpose of this paper is to come up with appropriate and effective ways to respond North Korean cyber attacks.

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  1. National Security Research Institute, P.O. Box 1, Yuseong, Daejeon, 34188, South Korea

    Jeong Yoon Yang & So Jeong Kim

  2. Legal Research Institute of Korea University, CJ Law Building 405 Ho, Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02481, South Korea

    Il Seok Oh(Luke)

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  2. Secure-IC, S.A.S., Paris, France

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Yang, J.Y., Kim, S.J., Oh(Luke), I.S. (2017). Analysis on South Korean Cybersecurity Readiness Regarding North Korean Cyber Capabilities. In: Choi, D., Guilley, S. (eds) Information Security Applications. WISA 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10144. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56549-1_9

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