018 North Korea's Not So Crazy After All
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English - August 07, 2017 16:00 - 17 minutes - ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsTech News News cyber cybersecurity intel security threatintelligence Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When it comes to North Korea, there are a variety of images that may come to mind. Eccentric, erratic leadership, suffering citizens, isolation from the rest of the global community, and lately, of course, the testing of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. When it comes to cybersecurity and threat intelligence, North Korea is known for cybercrime, perhaps most notably the WannaCry ransomware and the Sony hack.
Our guest today is Priscilla Moriuchi, director of strategic threat development at Recorded Future and former enduring threat manager for East Asia and Pacific at NSA. Her team is responsible for a pair of research reports recently posted to the Recorded Future website, “North Korea Is Not Crazy,” and, “North Korea’s Ruling Elite Are Not Isolated.”
The reports reveal that North Korean threat actors are not crazy or irrational: they just have a wider operational scope than most other intelligence services, along with unique insights into how North Korean leadership and ruling elite use the internet and what that can tell us about their plans and intentions.
When it comes to North Korea, there are a variety of images that may come to mind. Eccentric, erratic leadership, suffering citizens, isolation from the rest of the global community, and lately, of course, the testing of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. When it comes to cybersecurity and threat intelligence, North Korea is known for cybercrime, perhaps most notably the WannaCry ransomware and the Sony hack.
Our guest today is Priscilla Moriuchi, director of strategic threat development at Recorded Future and former enduring threat manager for East Asia and Pacific at NSA. Her team is responsible for a pair of research reports recently posted to the Recorded Future website, “North Korea Is Not Crazy,” and, “North Korea’s Ruling Elite Are Not Isolated.”
The reports reveal that North Korean threat actors are not crazy or irrational: they just have a wider operational scope than most other intelligence services, along with unique insights into how North Korean leadership and ruling elite use the internet and what that can tell us about their plans and intentions.