“Countermeasures against North Korean cyber threats”…Japan, US and South Korea working group officially launched

A trilateral working group between Japan, the United States, and South Korea to respond to North Korean cyber threats has been officially established. On the 7th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the first ``Real Meeting between Japanese, U.S., and Korean Diplomatic Officials in Response to North Korean Cyber Threats'' in Tokyo.
It was announced that a meeting was held for the ``Corporate Affairs Group''. This is a follow-up to the Japan-U.S.-South Korea summit held at Camp David in the United States in August of this year. Also present at this table was Lee Jun-il, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Chief of the diplomatic relations planning group, Chung Park, State Department's special deputy representative for North Korea, and Hideo Ishizuki, cyber security ambassador of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participated as chief representatives.
Representatives from the three countries are involved in illegal sabotage, which is a source of funds for North Korea's nuclear and missile development.
It praised the results of cooperation to date to block Ibar activities. He also hoped that the establishment of the working group would further strengthen cooperation between the diplomatic authorities of the three countries. In particular, North Korea's information technology
In order to shut down the activities of IT personnel, the three countries decided to work closely together and carry out a variety of diplomatic efforts, including strengthening cooperation between the international community and the private sector.
Through this meeting, the three countries announced that a framework for cooperation was established at the level of diplomatic authorities of Japan, the United States, and South Korea to respond to North Korean cyber threats.
Ta. A second meeting will be held in the future to continue related discussions.