Seoul (CNN) -- Picture the scene: dozens of computer hackers
poring over their keyboards in a room filled with powerful
computers, feverishly typing in code most of us could never
comprehend. Their mission? To "break in" to virtual servers in a
simulated world. Yet these particular hackers are not breaking
the law, they are actually reinforcing it. They are taking part
in a six-month program organized by the South Korean government
to train some of the brightest code-breaking minds to become the
nation's first line of defense in the war against cyber crime.
According to the Korea Information Technology Research Institute
(KITRI), the "Best of the Best" program is designed to train
computer experts to defend against domestic and foreign cyber
attacks. South Korea, which is one of the most Internet-
connected nations in the world, is frequently subject to cyber
attacks, especially from its northern neighbor, with whom it is
still technically at war. In 2009, a number of government
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