Security News > 2009 > May > Korea, US Join Forces to Fight Cyber Terrorism

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/05/113_44315.html By Do Je-hae Staff Reporter Korea Times 05-04-2009 South Korea and the United States will work more closely to secure security information and protect their intelligence networks from cyber attacks, according to the Ministry of National Defense on Monday. It said that it recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Defense to boost cooperation on information and network security, in light of the heightened cyber dangers via hacking or virus attacks. The MOU is also reflective of the concerns of both countries regarding North Korea and China, which are accelerating moves to organize cyber military units. In addition, the two countries have been looking to expand support for joint missions of their militaries ahead of the 2014 transfer of South Korean wartime operational control from the United States, a ministry official said. [...] -- LayerOne 2009, Information Security for the discerning professional. May 23-24 2009 @ The Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California Visit http://layerone.info for more information

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