South Korea and the US have joined forces to tackle cybersecurity issues, with the former's Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the latter’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research dedicating $3m over the next three years to the acquisition of core cyber technology. South Korean has beefed up its cybersecurity capabilities amid growing hacking threats from both home and abroad in recent weeks. The move comes as a result of an agreement between Seoul and Washington in April that will see the two countries share information on cyber-related threats across their respective militaries.
South Korea and the US have joined forces to tackle cybersecurity issues, with the former's Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and the latter’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research dedicating $3m over the next three years to the acquisition of core cyber technology. The move comes as a result of an agreement between Seoul and Washington in April that will see the two countries share information on cyber-related threats across their respective militaries.