http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/12/28/17/0301000000AEN20111228000900315F.HTML Yonhap News 2011/12/28 SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- The military has lowered the level of its cyber warfare readiness system to normal, about a week after raising it a notch in the aftermath of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's death, an official said Wednesday. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) official said the information operations condition, or Infocon, has been lowered from Level 5 to Level 4. It was raised last Tuesday, a day after the North announced Kim's death. "So far, we haven't detected evidence of cyber terrorism (by North Korea) against major Internet sites," the official said. "We have concluded there's a low likelihood of that in the future." In the five-stage Infocon, Level 5 is in place during peacetime, and Level 4 indicates an increased risk of cyber attack. Only the chairman of the JCS can alter the level of Infocon. [...] _____________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Wed Dec 28 2011 - 22:38:38 PST
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