NIS Holds Ceremony for Full Membership in NATO Cyber Defense Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The ceremony for South Korea's full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) was held on the afternoon of the 5th (local time) in Tallinn, Estonia, where the center's headquarters is located.

According to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) on the 9th, the event was attended by Jacques Tarien, head of the NATO Cyber Defence Centre, as well as representatives from full member countries including South Korea, Canada, and Luxembourg. Among the countries newly admitted as full members, South Korea is the only non-NATO country. Leading the full membership admission, the NIS will collaborate with CCDCOE member countries on joint responses to global cyber threats, including cyber attack and defense exercises, and strategic and policy research.

In his congratulatory remarks, Director Tarien said, "It is a great honor to welcome three countries, including South Korea, as full members," emphasizing close cooperation among center member countries in the cyber domain.

Representing South Korea at the event, Kim Sun-hee, the 3rd Deputy Director of the NIS, stated, "The NIS will actively participate in establishing international norms for global cyber security and joint exercises as a member of the Cyber Defence Centre."

Meanwhile, an NIS official said, "Recently, some in China have raised issues regarding our full membership in the NATO Cyber Defence Centre and misunderstand it as joining NATO member countries, which is not true and inappropriate."

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