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Cyber Defense Assistance And Ukraine: Lessons And Moving Forward
| By Gregory Rattray and Seungmin (Helen) Lee | In an era of international instability, the safety and resiliency of our digital existence faces deep challenges. Such instability has undermined the ability of governments to counter aggression in cyberspace. In this growing vacuum, the conduct of cyber defense assistance by the private sector will both change and grow in increasing importance.
The Opportunity for South Korea-US Cooperation in AI Hardware and Energy Needs
| Written By Seungmin (Helen) Lee and Michelle J. Lee | Nations fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) nationalism – the sentiment that a nation must develop its own technology to serve its interests – are racing to achieve AI supremacy. Undoubtedly, the United States and China are at the forefront, adding yet another battleground to their increasingly tense relationship.
AI and Elections: Lessons From South Korea
| Written By Seungmin (Helen) Lee | The country was able to limit the impact of AI-generated deepfakes during its recent National Assembly elections. What can other countries learn from its experience? On April 10, South Korea held its 22nd National Assembly elections, which resulted in the Democratic Party (DP) winning 175 out of 300 seats and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) winning 108. The voter turnout of 67 percent was the highest in 32 years.
Revisiting the 2014 Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Hack: Lessons Learned for South Korean Cybersecurity
| Written By Seungmin (Helen) Lee | In December 2014, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) cyber group Kimsuky conducted an attack on the Republic of Korea’s (ROK or South Korea) Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP), leaking personal information of 10,000 employees, reactor blueprints, manuals, electricity charts, radiation methods and more.
US-Japan Cyber Cooperation: Meeting Challenges & Operationalizing Opportunities
| Written By Gregory Rattray and Seungmin (Helen) Lee | With the issuance of its 2022 National Security Strategy (NSS), Japan recognized cybersecurity as an area of priority concern. The process of implementing the NSS activities provides a unique opportunity for increased US-Japan cyber cooperation. Historically, positive diplomatic declarations of collaboration have occurred along with technical coordination within the computer emergency and response team (CERT) community. Yet, limitations exist in operationalizing the partnership at the national security level.
CSIS Cyber Leaders Series: How Can Ukraine Win the Cyber War? A Conversation with Dr. Greg Rattray
What is it like to simultaneously fight a cyber war and a shooting war? How does Russia fight in the cyber domain, and how was Ukraine so resilient? What lessons can the United States and allies learn from that resilience?
Case Study of Cyber-Resilience in Wartime: Lessons from Ukraine’s Energy Sector
On January 25th, 2024, a major Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack temporarily disabled the digital infrastructure of Naftogaz Group, Ukraine’s largest state-owned energy company. On the same day, an attack took other major companies offline—including the national postal service provider Ukrposhta,
Securing the Backbone of Artificial Intelligence: Protecting Data Centers
| By Seungmin (Helen) Lee | With the explosion in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers to support the exponential integration of AI into businesses, operations, governments, and daily lives, the cybersecurity of AI data centers is becoming increasingly
Korea’s Evolving AI Regulations
| By Seungmin (Helen) Lee | As AI innovation and development took off in South Korea, so did unethical and unreliable use of the technology. The country’s AI legal framework that passed in December 2024 was designed to place guardrails
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