Key Achievements

Key Achievements

It is an international joint cyber defense exercise led by the Republic of Korea with the participation of major allied nations, aimed at strengthening the international community's collective response capabilities to increasingly sophisticated state-sponsored cyber threats. The exercise was conducted under three key objectives.

□ Strengthening International Cooperation on Cyber Crisis Response
APEX 2024 was designed to collectively respond to state-backed hacking organizations and transnational cyber attacks. Over 24 countries participated, forming allied blue teams and conducting joint operation-style exercise. This significantly contributed to examining and strengthening real-world response systems and collaborative capabilities among allied nations.

□ Strengthening International Cooperation on Cyber Crisis Response
APEX 2024 was designed to collectively respond to state-backed hacking organizations and transnational cyber attacks. Over 24 countries participated, forming allied blue teams and conducting joint operation-style exercise. This significantly contributed to examining and strengthening real-world response systems and collaborative capabilities among allied nations.

□ Cyber Defense Capabilities Substantially
The exercise was conducted along two main axes. First, focused examination on technical response capabilities under actual cyber attack scenarios by conducting real-time technical response training Second, integrated review on risk management system at the national level by conducting online policy training that examined each nation's policy and legal framework response capabilities during cyber crises

□ Building cybersecurity solidarity
APEX 2024 focused on building cooperative frameworks among nations that share universal values such as freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, while strengthening joint solidarity for establishing a global cybersecurity order. This cooperative foundation is evaluated as providing the basis for the Republic of Korea to play a leading role in future international cyber threat responses.