Seoul ups information security level on Kim’s death

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http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20111220000765

By Choi He-suk
koreaherald.com
2011-12-20

Armed forces reinforce cyber security, monitoring of movement

South Korean military’s information operations condition or INFOCON 
level was raised to four following the announcement of Kim Jong-il’s 
death, the Ministry of National Defense revealed Tuesday.

In a report to the National Assembly’s defense committee, the ministry 
revealed that INFOCON level was raised to four, from the base level of 
five, at 2 p.m. on Monday, two hours after Pyongyang announced Kim’s 
death.

The change was made in light of the possibility that North Korean 
entities could mount cyber attacks amid the confusion caused by Kim’s 
death.

As with defense readiness condition, or DEFCON, INFOCON is divided into 
five levels with five being the ground state under normal conditions.

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