SEOUL, KOREA - The US government has increased budgets to be prepared for a cyber war by six times, while the Korean government doesn’t seem to have a plan for any increase in budgets for that purpose despite recent cyber attacks on major financial institutions and broadcasters.
DAEJEON, KOREA – Cyber security issue is becoming a major threat to national security. Last year, Iran is alleged to have hacked into a CIA-operated multi-million dollar drone that had crossed into its airspace, causing it to crash.
The Information Professional Association of Korea (IPAK) held a breakfast seminar on April 18th at the JW Marriot Hotel in Seoul. Joo, Dae Joon, vice president of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and director of National Security and Cyber Terror in KAIST spoke on the issue of ‘National Security and Cyber Terror’.
