http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20111220000765 By Choi He-suk koreaherald.com 2011-12-20 Armed forces reinforce cyber security, monitoring of movement South Korean military’s information operations condition or INFOCON level was raised to four following the announcement of Kim Jong-il’s death, the Ministry of National Defense revealed Tuesday. In a report to the National Assembly’s defense committee, the ministry revealed that INFOCON level was raised to four, from the base level of five, at 2 p.m. on Monday, two hours after Pyongyang announced Kim’s death. The change was made in light of the possibility that North Korean entities could mount cyber attacks amid the confusion caused by Kim’s death. As with defense readiness condition, or DEFCON, INFOCON is divided into five levels with five being the ground state under normal conditions. [...] _____________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:51:31 PST
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