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Air Force set to launch cyber security center

By KH디지털2

Published : June 30, 2016 - 13:14

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Korea's Air Force said Thursday it will establish a cyber security center this week to take charge of combating hacking attacks and preventing leaks of military secrets.



The Cyber Protection Center set to open on Friday will bring together the Air Force's cyber security forces to operate an advanced monitoring system around the clock, according to the Air Force.

Its main duties will include blocking out hacking attacks and safeguarding classified military information as well as research and development to upgrade the Air Force's cyber networks. 

"The unit was launched in order to beef up the Air Force's capacity to deal preemptively with increasing cyber threats by hostile forces including hacking attempts on defense companies and the military," the Air Force said in a statement. (Yonhap)