<p> North Korea scares people. Allegedly, the DPRK has a super l33t squad of killer haxor ninjas that regularly engage in hit and run hacks against the Defense Department, South Korea, or anyone else who pisses off the Dear Leader. The DPRK also has no real Internet infrastructure to speak of (as dictators don’t like unrestricted information), although it does have a number of IP blocks. This talk examines some of the myths about the DPRK, and some of their existing and emerging technologies. Some of the available infrastructure associated with DPRK (funnily enough, some of which is in South Korea and Japan) will be discussed and the potential technical threats posed by a pernicious regime analyzed. </p>
<p><strong>Michael Kemp </strong>(clappymonkey) is an experienced U.K. based security consultant, with a specialization in the penetration testing of web applications and the testing of compiled code bases and DB environments to destruction. As well as the day job, Michael has been published in a range of journals and magazines, including <em>heise, Network Security, Inform IT,</em> and <em>Security Focus.</em> To date, Michael has worked for NGS Software, CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation), British Telecom, and a host of freelance clients throughout the globe. Presently, Mike is working in a day job for Xiphos Research Labs. When not breaking things, Michael enjoys loud music, bad movies, weird books, and writing about himself in the third person.</p>