Army, university to create cyber defense course

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110628000706

By Song Sang-ho
The Korea Herald
2011-06-28

The Army signed an accord with Korea University on Tuesday to establish 
a department for nurturing cyber warfare specialists as South Korea 
strives to bolster its capabilities to deal with North Korean cyber 
attacks.

The ceremony to sign the agreement was attended by Army Chief of Staff 
Gen. Kim Sang-ki and Korea University President Kim Byung-chul.

It is the first time for the military to establish such a department at 
a private university.

“I am glad that we are now able to bring up the cyber warriors that we 
need in the military,” Gen. Kim said during the event.

President Kim responded by saying, “We are very happy that with the 
support from the Army, we can educate students who can contribute to 
strengthening our national security.”

The cyber defense department will belong to the Graduate School of 
Information Security at the university, and admit 30 undergraduates for 
the four-year course from this fall, officials said.

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