Participating in the US Cyber Flag Exercise for the First Time

18 Korean Soldiers Participate in US-Led Cyber Exercise with 25 Participating Countries

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] Our military is participating for the first time in the multinational joint cyber defense exercise "Cyber Flag," hosted by the National Cyber Command. Cyber Flag is an exercise held annually since 2011 under the U.S. Cyber Command to enhance joint cyber readiness and partnerships with allied and friendly nations.

According to the Cyber Operations Command (hereinafter Cyber Command) on the 24th, this year's exercise involves a total of 25 countries including South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is being conducted at the U.S. National Cyber Training Center from today until the 28th. Our military is sending 18 personnel drawn from the Cyber Operations Command, each branch of the military, and direct units under the Ministry of National Defense.

Cyber Flag exercises are conducted in the form of tactical-level cyber defense training and symposium-style seminars. The tactical training involves sharing threat information among participating countries during cyber attack scenarios targeting nations and militaries, deriving the most effective response methods, and verifying the effectiveness of defensive operations. Through this, participants become proficient in defensive cyber operation procedures such as identifying, analyzing, sharing, eliminating, and denying cyber threats.

During the symposium, academic discussions are held to promote cooperation among allied countries in cyberspace and to derive development plans through briefings by the U.S. Cyber Command and panel discussions among participating countries. The South Korea-U.S. Cyber Commands have long shared a consensus on the importance of international cyber exercises and mutual exchange cooperation. In August, they signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen mutual trust.

Based on the achievements of participating in the Cyber Flag exercise, South Korea and the U.S. plan to concretize the direction of bilateral cyber training promotion. At the "White Hat Conference," hosted by the Cyber Command on the 29th of next month to enhance cyber capabilities, they will share lessons learned from the exercise, further strengthen national defense cyber response capabilities, and continue to promote multinational cyber exchange cooperation.

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