South Korea will take part in a US-led cyber exercise this week

Choi Byong-ok, left, the director general of the Defense Policy Office of the Ministry of Defense, shakes hands with Mieke Eoyang, the US deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, as they meet for the session of the Cyber Allies Cooperation Working Group at the ministry in Seoul on May 9, 2023, in this file photo released by the ministry. Yonhap

South Korea’s Cyber ​​Operations Command will take part in a US-led multinational cyber exercise this week to strengthen its capabilities to counter malicious cyber activities, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday, amid growing security threats from North Korea. -Korea.

According to the Department of Defense, nine Confederate Army soldiers will participate in the Cyber ​​Flag exercise to be held in the US state of Virginia from Sunday to Saturday (local time).

The online exercise aims to hone skills for multinational cooperation in countering cyber threats and sharing information on enemies’ cyber activities.

Since 2011, the US Cyber ​​Command has conducted the cyber exercise annually to increase the preparedness of Washington, its allies and partner countries against security threats in the online domain.

This year’s exercise involves 18 countries, including the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance, which consists of the US, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and other partner countries.

It will be South Korea’s third participation in the exercise since the country first joined in 2022. (Yonhap)