Seoul seeks to join US-led cyber drills to counter North Korean hackers

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Seoul seeks to join US-led cyber drills to counter North Korean hackers

Washington to review South Korea’s proposal to participate in multinational exercises ‘positively,’ ROK says

Shreyas Reddy May 10, 2023

Seoul seeks to join US-led cyber drills to counter North Korean hackers

U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command service members participate in Cyber Flag 22 (July 2022) | Image: U.S. Cyber Command photo by MCC Jon Dasbach

South Korea has proposed that it regularly participate in U.S.-led multinational cyber defense exercises, as the allies look to further strengthen joint deterrence against cyber threats from North Korea and other adversaries.

Seoul made the proposal during the 8th U.S.-ROK Cyber Cooperation Working Group (CCWG) held in Seoul on Monday and Tuesday, the ROK defense ministry said in a press release Wednesday. The U.S. delegation promised to review “positively,” according to the ministry.

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Shreyas Reddy

Shreyas Reddy is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter @shreyas_k_reddy.

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