Research - 3

Source:

‘Thought-out policy needed for gray-hat hackers’

Cybersecurity expert says defense policy must incorporate cyberspace

http://khnews.kheraldm.com/view.php?ud=20140803000316&md=20140806005219_BK

My Topic:

Korean government should change and develop cyber diplomacy policy.

What I hope to learn from this source:

I want to learn the problem of Korea and current state of Korean cyber diplomacy and advice form expert.

Notes:

1. Negative Views : cyberwarfare authorities’ - Koreans have come to have negative views about (state involvement in) cybersecurity, although there are many areas in the cyberdomain that deserve closer attention. It is because the military’s cybersecurity operations as negative views about them have prevailed so far due to the cyberwarfare authorities’ alleged interference in domestic politics.

2. South Korea’s vulnerability to cyberattacks - South Korea has an advanced information technology environment and it has gained international recognition. However, that could make it easy prey for our enemies in cyberspace. Just like developing states focusing only on national development, (South Korea) has not made sufficient investments in cyberprotection.

3. Many challenges facing South Korea - People have negative views about cyberoperations and some officials still focus mostly on building conventional military power. Also, with the country spending more on public welfare, the government expenditure on defense and cybersecurity tends to dwindle.

4. Future of cyber diplomacy - we will see a new form of warfare in which a country can paralyze and distort another country’s decision-making process, damage public sentiment, instill a sense of frustration and defeatism into enemy forces, and eventually win a war without any bloodshed on battlefields. This would be what we call cyberwarfare.

5. Do to Kroean cyber diplomacy - “Considering that (gray-hat hackers) are often liberal and defiant, the nation should embrace them with a well-thought-out strategy. Otherwise, they could become cyberterrorists or black-hat hackers who would threaten national security,” South Korea should make more national efforts to build its cybersecurity capabilities in terms of weapons systems, personnel, institutions, military doctrines, training facilities and so on.

6. Focus on the legal and institutional aspects - South Korea needs to designate the cyberdomain as a new military domain (in defense laws) and build well-organized cyber-response systems. cyberspace should be integrated in the act and other related laws. There should be a shift in our perceptions of warfare domains, with cyberspace included as another crucial national security realm.

7. Civilian sector can trigger security issues - There should be legal grounds established so the military can rapidly and effectively respond to cyberattacks based on the expectation that before any conventional warfare, enemy forces might launch large-scale cyberattacks.

8. Ability of North and South Korea cyber diplomacy - the North ranked third in the world in terms of cyberwarfare capabilities. The communist state recognizes cybercapabilities as part of its asymmetric warfare capabilities and is expected to continue to strengthen these capabilities.. But, South Korea faces difficulties in countering the cybersecurity challenges due to the anonymity of the transnational cyberdomain, and the difficulty of singling out a culprit for cybercrimes.

Final Thoughts:

Overall, ability of Korean cyber diplomacy is evaluated low than real, so I'm very sad. I recognize and surprise that Korean government have had effort on cyber diplomacy. Korean cyber diplomacy have many good points than I think before. But I think it is clear that Korea does not show the enough ability because of some problems. If Korea give attention more in cyber diplomacy, the problems can be solved, so I hope students who are smart and have talent in computer to dream white-hat hackers, not just doctor or entering company. Negative image of Korean cyber authority is must be solved because the country and policy that nation do not believe cannot develop.