South Korea’s defense ministry elevated the national cybersecurity alert level on Monday to the third-highest of five tiers, citing threats related to North Korea’s ballistic missile launches and the war in Ukraine.
The country’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) also raised its separate cyber alert level at the same time as the defense ministry, while adding that the measure aims to protect government information against cyberattacks during the handover to the new administration.
South Korea’s defense ministry elevated the national cybersecurity alert level on Monday to the third-highest of five tiers, citing threats related to North Korea’s ballistic missile launches and the war in Ukraine.
The country’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) also raised its separate cyber alert level at the same time as the defense ministry, while adding that the measure aims to protect government information against cyberattacks during the handover to the new administration.
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