Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
The South Korean defence ministry has undertaken a new initiative to fight against cyber-attacks, which are prominent in the 21st century, by conducting a “White Hat” hacking competition to select the best hackers across the nation. First announced in August by the Defence Ministry and the National intelligence Service, the competition aims to hunt for computer geniuses who can help Seoul fight tech attacks efficiently. The hacking competition assigns participating teams with the task of finding answers to questions related to potential future attacks on South Korea, such as where they would be coming from, what tricks and tactics foes would use, and how the ministry can maintain proper balance and control cyber attacks. When it came to “who,” the answer was North Korea, with which South Korea has been in a state of war since the 1950s. “I do think about how I’m going to defend us against an attack from North Korea,” 16-year-old participant Lee Kyung-won from Suwon said confidently last week, as quoted by The Washington Post. The increasing number of cyber-attacks from North Korea has made it mandatory for its southern counterpart to select only the ‘tech savviest’ individuals for its defence team. Sixteen teams entered the finale scheduled on Wednesday after passing through tough preliminary rounds. The list of winners will be announced […]
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