Seoul to propose international cyber security body at G20 summit
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- South Korea is to propose setting up an international cyber security body at the G20 summit in Seoul in November, local media reported citing government officials Tuesday.
"We are planning to propose organizing a comprehensive cyber security body with its headquarters possibly based in Seoul," an unnamed official from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency.
The official added the ministry will map out the plan in the first half of this year in order to present the proposal at the Group of 20 Summit.
The plan comes shortly after a number of private and government websites in the United States and South Korea encountered DDoS ( distributed denial-of-service) attacks last July, prompting the international community to recognize the need for a world anti- cyber threat organization, media said, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.news.xinhuanet.com for full version.