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TH THE E SH SHADOW SE SECTOR
North Korea’s Commercial IT Networks
Andrea Berger Shea Cotton Cameron Trainer
TH THE E SH SHADOW SE SECTOR North Koreas Commercial IT Networks - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
TH THE E SH SHADOW SE SECTOR North Koreas Commercial IT Networks - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
TH THE E SH SHADOW SE SECTOR North Koreas Commercial IT Networks Andrea Berger Shea Cotton Cameron Trainer North Korean Cyber and IT Companies: An Overview Nor orth th Kor orean Cyber St Strategy Emphasis on asymmetric
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North Korean Cyber and IT Companies: An Overview
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- Emphasis on asymmetric capabilities in general strategy.
- Low-risk, and low-cost approach to:
- Disruption
- Power projection
- Coercion
- Intelligence collection
- Revenue generation
- Where does the commercial IT sector fit in?
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Ris isk Ex Exposure
1) Government-to-government deals 2) DPRK front companies selling directly to customers 3) DPRK companies plugging indirectly into supply chains
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Government-to-Government Contracts
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Source: Equatorial Guinea Inter (Disclaimer: not verified)
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DPRK Companies Selling Directly
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DPRK Companies Selling Indirectly
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Trends and Remaining Questions
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Trends
- Wide range of products/services, but emerging specialization in IT
security, biometric identification.
- Sale of algorithms?
- More general NK companies getting involved in IT sector.
- Seeming use of freelancer platforms.
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Key Questions
- Is North Korea using its presence in the commercial IT sector for
strategic or tactical aims other than revenue generation?
- How does that activity intersect with its seeming preference for
targeting the private sector through hacking, malware etc?
- Do the organizations active in this space connect to one part of the
North Korean system, or more? How do they relate?
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