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The Reality and Response of Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure: A Case Study of the Cyber-terror Attack on the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.

Authors
Lee, Kyung-bokLim, Jong-in
Issue Date
29-2월-2016
Publisher
KSII-KOR SOC INTERNET INFORMATION
Keywords
critical infrastructure protection; national cybersecurity; cyber terror; cyberattack; case study
Citation
KSII TRANSACTIONS ON INTERNET AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS, v.10, no.2, pp.857 - 880
Indexed
SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
Journal Title
KSII TRANSACTIONS ON INTERNET AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Volume
10
Number
2
Start Page
857
End Page
880
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/89467
DOI
10.3837/tiis.2016.02.023
ISSN
1976-7277
Abstract
Due to an increasing number of cyberattacks globally, cybersecurity has become a crucial part of national security in many countries. In particular, the Digital Pearl Harbor has become a real and aggressive security threat, and is considered to be a global issue that can introduce instability to the dynamics of international security. Against this context, the cyberattacks that targeted nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the Republic of Korea triggered concerns regarding the potential effects of cyber terror on critical infrastructure protection (CIP), making it a new security threat to society. Thus, in an attempt to establish measures that strengthen CIP from a cybersecurity perspective, we perform a case study on the cyber-terror attacks that targeted the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. In order to fully appreciate the actual effects of cyber threats on critical infrastructure (CI), and to determine the challenges faced when responding to these threats, we examine factual relationships between the cyberattacks and their responses, and we perform analyses of the characteristics of the cyberattack under consideration. Moreover, we examine the significance of the event considering international norms, while applying the Tallinn Manual. Based on our analyses, we discuss implications for the cybersecurity of CI in South Korea, after which we propose a framework for strengthening cybersecurity in order to protect CI. Then, we discuss the direction of national policies.
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