[뉴스] Tech companies have a big remote worker problem: North Korean operatives

A growing number of the nation’s top tech firms have hired remote information technology workers, only to discover that the employees were actually North Korean cyber operatives.

[지리/관광] North Korea: What we know about the world's most isolated country (Paperback)

...world's most isolated state. Drawing on the three pillars of North Korean analysis-the vital testimony of defectors, the careful deconstruction of state propaganda, and the unblinking eye of satellite technology-it pieces together a puzzle from which most pieces are deliberately hidden, offering a grounded look at the complex realities behind the headlines. Journeying from the country's historical roots...

[경제/과학] 신남북경제협력 기업전략

...다룹니다. 제1장에서 오종문 박사는 ‘한반도 국내외 정세변화 영향’에서 한반도의 정세 변화와 글로벌 경제 흐름 속에서 남북교역의 역사적 의의와 잠재력을 재조명합니다. 특히, 남북 간 교역이 평화와 번영을 촉진하는 핵심 동력임을 강조합니다. 제2장에서 김종경 이사는 ‘글로벌 신산업 현황과 신남북경제협력 기회’에서 디지털 전환, 재생 가능 에너지, 바이오테크놀로지 등 신성장 동력을 중심으로 남북경제협력이 창출할 수 있는 기회를 탐구합니다. 제2부 남북경제협력 재개 환경 및 사례 분석을 위해 제3장에서 장영주 박사는 ‘북한의 지역거점 개발식 경제개방정책과 남북경협’에서 북한의 지역 거점 개발 정책과 동북아 개발협력의 상징거점으로 라선경제무역지대를 예로 들면서 신남북경제협력에 주는 시사점을 제시했습니다. 제4장에서...

[학술논문] North Korean Research Institutes for Plant Resourcesand the Actual Conditions of Their Agricultural Usage

...the National Academy of Science, Central Information Agency for Science and Technology (CIAST) has built up a database system integrating all the science technology data to provide scientific and technological information. The major universities of North Korea include Kim Il-sung University, Kim Chaek University of Technology, Pyongyang Agricultural College, and Wonsan Agricultural College, and an agricultural...

[학술논문] The Effects of the US-China Trade Conflict on South Korea

...country relies on the US with respect to its security. The trade war is likely to negatively affect its economy, although it may supply an opportunity for South Korea due to the US restrictions on technology transfer to China. The impact on South Korea’s security is likely to be limited, considering that the two countries are unlikely to cooperate to denuclearize North Korea, as was the case before....

[학술논문] 하이브리드전 시대 OT보안의 국가안보적 함의: 한국 기간시설의 사이버테러 취약성 분석

이 연구는 하이브리드전 환경에서 운영기술(Operational Technology, OT) 기반 국가 기간시설이 국가안보의 핵심 취약지점으로 부상하고 있다는 문제의식에서 출발한다. 먼저 하이브리드전 개념과 사이버전의 전략적 특성을 검토하고, OT 시스템의 구조적 특성과 IT–OT 융합에 따른보안 취약성을 이론적으로 정리하였다. 이어 Stuxnet, 우크라이나 전력망 공격, 콜로니얼 파이프라인 사태 등 대표적 해외 사례와 한국수력원자력 해킹 사건 등을 분석하여, OT를 겨냥한 사이버테러가 정보침해를 넘어 물리적 파괴와 사회 혼란을 야기하는 새로운 안보위협임을 확인하였다. 또한 미국, 유럽연합, 이스라엘 등의 OT 보안 정책과 규제·표준·훈련 체계를 비교함으로써, OT 보안을 국가안보 전략에 통합하고 민·관·군...

[학위논문] 북한 핵 위협수준 분석과 맞춤형 재래식·핵통합(CNI) 억제방안

...are currently between 75 and 119. There are 36 types of nuclear capable missiles, some of which are under development. The miniaturization of nuclear weapons, ICBM re-entry and MIRV technology, and supersonic technology are almost complete, but further testing is required and the development of nuclear submarines is in the early stages. North Korea's nuclear intentions are evolving aggressively in...

[학위논문] 남북합영회사에 관한 연구 : 개성 석재 합영회사를 사례로

...North Korea, while simultaneously capitalizing on its locational proximity to the KIC. Although the Modified Double Diamond Model suggests potential synergies from combining Southern capital and technology with Northern resources and labor, a confluence of constraints rendered sustainable performance unattainable. These included inadequate infrastructure, the rigidity of the North Korean system, and...

[해외] North Korea’s 20×10 Policy and the Challenges of Regional Development

...projects in 20 cities and counties each year over a 10-year period, first focusing on light-industry factories, but later expanding to include hospitals, grain-management facilities, and science- and technology-related infrastructure. Kim’s regional development model sets out to reduce the gap between Pyongyang and the provinces, improve the quality of living conditions, and create 200 economic prosperity...

[해외] North Korea as It Is: The Case for a Cold Peace

...Korea’s provision of thousands of combat troops, millions of rounds of ammunition, and hundreds of ballistic missiles in support of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Moscow is helping Pyongyang surmount the technology hurdles that prevent Kim from building the nuclear arsenal of his dreams. Since the potential nuclear threat emerged in the early 1990s, the United States’ North Korea strategy across seven presidential...

[해외] The Big Expansion of North Korea’s Cellular Sector

North Korea’s smartphone and cellphone market has expanded significantly in the last few years, and at least 24 domestic brands now compete for market share. That is an impressive number considering the population of around 26 million people and a consumer goods sector that is not particularly commercial. The proliferation of brands, which began around 2023, points to the North Korean regime’s growing

[국내] 이란의 비대칭 드론전: 한·미 동맹에 주는 핵심 교훈

...today’s conflict in the Gulf demonstrates the asymmetricadvantage of fielding UAVs against traditionalhigh-cost interceptors—a fact that Pyongyang isundoubtedly noting in the development of itsown drone technology. Should a contingencybreak out on the Korean Peninsula, the UnitedStates and South Korea must have a prepared, tested, and hardened doctrine of engagement for drone andcounter-drone responses.

[해외] North Korea Completes the Second Year of the 20×10 Project

...second year’s projects were completed earlier and received more attention from Kim Jong Un. Notably, the scope of the plan expanded beyond local manufacturing to include three core areas: science and technology facilities, grain management stations, and hospitals. The state appears satisfied with the progress to-date, based on the continued exposure and profile it has received in state media. The project...