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183956
Tue, 05/24/2011 - 05:22
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Gov't to reinforce manpower to cope with N.K. cyber attacks
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The government will reinforce its manpower in charge of computer security and emergency planning to swiftly respond to potential North Korean cyber attacks and other forms of provocations, the home affairs ministry said Tuesday.
The Cabinet approved a presidential decree to increase the number of public officials in charge of computer security and emergency planning at 23 related government offices and agencies by 45, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said.
A presidential decree, however, does not require approval from the parliament to go into effect.
Early this month, South Korean prosecutors said North Korea's military intelligence organization was behind a cyber attack that paralyzed the computerized banking network of South Korea's National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, or Nonghyup. The attack followed the North's two distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on South Korea's major government and corporate Web sites in March and July of 2009.
The Cabinet also endorsed a bill imposing no import duties on crude oil to be used for manufacturing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) until the end of this year to help stabilize the lives of the working class.
Tensions persist on the Korean Peninsula following North Korea's two deadly attacks on South Korea last year. The North sank a South Korean warship and bombarded one of its border islands, leaving 50 people, including two civilians, dead.
In particular, the North's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island marked its first direct attack aimed at South Korean territory since the end of the Korean War.
The Cabinet approved a presidential decree to increase the number of public officials in charge of computer security and emergency planning at 23 related government offices and agencies by 45, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said.
A presidential decree, however, does not require approval from the parliament to go into effect.
Early this month, South Korean prosecutors said North Korea's military intelligence organization was behind a cyber attack that paralyzed the computerized banking network of South Korea's National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, or Nonghyup. The attack followed the North's two distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on South Korea's major government and corporate Web sites in March and July of 2009.
The Cabinet also endorsed a bill imposing no import duties on crude oil to be used for manufacturing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) until the end of this year to help stabilize the lives of the working class.
Tensions persist on the Korean Peninsula following North Korea's two deadly attacks on South Korea last year. The North sank a South Korean warship and bombarded one of its border islands, leaving 50 people, including two civilians, dead.
In particular, the North's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island marked its first direct attack aimed at South Korean territory since the end of the Korean War.
