The National Intelligence Service announced on the 2nd that it will participate in the world's largest cyber defense exercise, 'Locked Shields 2025,' hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, for the fifth consecutive year from the 5th to the 9th.
In this exercise, the National Intelligence Service will form a joint team with Canada, and approximately 170 experts from 47 agencies, including the public and private sectors as well as the military, will participate in the largest scale of training ever. The joint team will conduct technical and strategic training based on real-time cyberattack defense and inter-country cooperation scenarios.
In particular, more than 20 corporations belonging to the public-private cyber security cooperation group 'Cyber Partners' will participate in the international cyber training for the first time, gaining real-world experience in nationwide response capabilities.
'Locked Shields' is an exercise held annually since 2010, and this year approximately 4,000 cyber experts from 39 countries around the world will participate. South Korea has been participating in the exercise since 2021 and became a full member of the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in 2022, the first in Asia.
Yoon O-jun, the deputy director of the National Intelligence Service, noted, 'This exercise is significant as it represents the first participation of the public, private, and military sectors combining their capabilities on the international stage,' and added, 'It is expected to further advance South Korea's cyber security capabilities and elevate its international standing.'