chapter 15
Soldier Lee Cheol-woo (4)
The military also uses the Internet, of course, it is far from the Internet in society. It is used only within the military, and sites are created for each battalion or headquarters.
And I belong to the Armed Forces, that is, the Armed Forces, a combination of the land, sea and air forces. The system in the Armed Forces, that is, the place where the computer system was created, was supervised by the headquarters where I belong.
It seems that the commander appreciates my ability and wants to assign me to the system development team operated by his unit.
I just need to issue an order, but why are you asking me?
“Didn’t you hear that?”
“Have you not heard well? The system of our Armed Forces is being created by our headquarters. It is said that the development team is issued an order.”
“Uh, uh…”
As I was dumbfounded, the commander glared at me as if he was giving me silent pressure.
The pressure was no joke. What a surprise, he is a one-star direct supervisor.
Cold sweat was running down his back.
‘What should I do? If I refuse here, my military life will definitely get messed up… … .’
I had a hunch that even if it was twisted, it would be tightly twisted.
Not a senior, not a company commander, not a battalion commander. It was obvious that the commander would make it difficult for the rest of his military life.
‘hahahaha… … . How did it come to this?’
It must have started with me hacking.
I repented once again.
‘Well, the system development team isn’t bad either, right? It’s also a field where I can make use of my major, and it’s a bit unfortunate that I can’t experience security.’
Now that this has happened, I decided to think positively.
It’s security, I was able to fully experience it even after going out into society.
“…… Yes. I think this is a great opportunity to save my major!”
“Yes. I thought well. Corporal Cheol-woo Lee.”
“Corporal! Lee! Cheol! Woo!”
“hahahaha, then I’ll know that. Stop going out.”
“Chung! Sung!”
Just as I was about to salute and open the door to leave, someone came in at that moment.
He was a cyber commander.
“Hey, Brigadier Choi, how have you been?”
“… Senior, what are you doing up to this point?”
Cyber Commander spoke to our commander in a friendly way, but our commander was clearly displeased.
“No, I sent a dispatch request. Ignoring it and trying to steal it, the spy came in.”
“Isn’t there anything else to do? You’re going to come like this by sending a soldier?”
“Eh, is the senior’s words a little funny?”
“The ranks are the same.”
“hahahaha, you grew up a lot because you had a brigadier general.”
“……. Anyway, if you came because of Corporal Cheol-woo, you shouldn’t.
“Neither can I. Give me.”
“No, senior! He’s my soldier.”
what kind of situation is this?
Isn’t the commander of the cyber command suddenly coming in, isn’t it fighting with our commander and the commander of the cyber command?
ah… … . How did things get so messed up?
“Don’t you want to have a warden? And I’m going to be promoted soon. I’ll pave the way for you. If this day goes well.”
“Ah, now I understand. This hacking incident seems to be very important. If you do something wrong, you will get in trouble for promotion.”
“Hmmm.”
“Then let’s do this. I still have time, so let’s send it out for three months. I think that’s enough to handle the incident?”
“under.”
Does my will matter at all?
Well, the stars are fighting, but I’m going to have a good time… … . It was terrible how it would turn out.
“How is it? Please look at it that way.”
“Huh, I can’t help it, then do it.”
“Yes. I understand. Then I will deal with it that way.”
“okay.”
The cyber commander gave up more easily than he thought. Well, does that mean that we just need to finish the hacking case as quickly as possible?
“Then take a look. I won’t go far.”
“Then take me right away?”
“…?”
“Corporal Cheolwoo.”
“Corporal Lee Cheol-woo!”
“I’m leaving right away in my car.”
… … . Didn’t you pack anything?
“Don’t worry, I won’t eat you.”
“all right.”
Well, what should I do?
That’s how I got into the Cyber Command Commander’s car and set off straight to the Cyber Command.
* * *
After a few days, I was adjusting to life here. The men in the base took good care of him, and Sang-cheol was also ordered to be dispatched here.
“Did you bring my things?”
“Of course not.”
Still, the commander took care of me, and the men took good care of me, so there was no inconvenience in my life. I did need my stuff.
“Good job.”
“By the way, really……these were the news from Corporal Lee.”
“What news?”
“No, I heard that our commander and the commander of the Cyber Command had a fight because of this corporal.”
what is this again
“Eh? What are you talking about?”
“Major Kim told me that there was a loud noise inside.”
“ha ha ha…….”
Perhaps, there was a sense of exaggeration, but since it was true, I just laughed and moved on.
“I heard that in three months you will be going to the system development team at the main university.”
“Uh… I guess that’s how it will be.”
“Really, that’s great.”
“Oh hey, don’t say anything. I wondered if my military life went well, but as soon as I became a corporal, what is this?”
“hahahaha, but it’s not that bad, is it?”
“It’s not good. It’s so bad. I was going to be discharged after drinking honey.”
“People in the world don’t just let geniuses go.”
“Do you think I’m a genius too?”
“Then what are you saying if you’re not a genius? If this corporal isn’t a genius, all the geniuses in the world are dead.”
“Ugh, I mean… Anyway, let’s do our best in the future.”
“all right.”
“First of all, this is a barracks, and I’m going to use it with some dispatched men.”
“all right.”
“Well, it seems that everyone is busy with work, so let’s skip the introduction and go right up. Where we have to work.”
“all right.”
Taking Sang-cheol, I entered the Cyber Command Integrated Control Center, which is called the heart of military security.
Among them, I entered the core control team 1.
Several people were mingling in one place, including soldiers in military uniforms, military officials in yellow vests, and people in plain clothes.
As we entered, several people recognized us and got up and came out.
“Loyalty! Corporal Lee Cheol-woo is back on duty.”
“Loyalty! Private First Class Yoon Sang-cheol has been ordered to be dispatched as of today.”
Seeing the yellow diamond, the lieutenant, we saluted.
“Uh, come on in. I’ve been waiting for you. I’m Lim Chul-soo, who is in charge of Control Team 1. You can call me Lim.”
Usually, as a military technician, if you had a lot of free time, Danda was a lieutenant.
People in other units say that it is difficult to see a sergeant or military official, but I have already seen many at the satellite operation station, so I was not very impressed.
“all right.”
“hahahaha, the military discipline is tight.”
“no.”
“Anyway, I’ve heard a lot of rumors. They said they figured out the vulnerabilities of this hacking incident and even made a solution? You’re amazing at such a young age.”
“thank you!”
“Hello. Have you seen me? I’m Jo Hyuk from KISA.”
“Oh, hello.”
And finally, a man wearing plain clothes spoke.
“Hello. I’ve heard a lot from our CEO. I’m Choi Chang-hyeok, the security company’s security system development team leader.”
This person, Choi Jang-hyeok, greeted me with a slightly annoyed expression.
Did you get a special order from the boss?
Well, actually, we found flaws in their products, but we can’t look at them favorably.
“hello.”
“Now, I think this is enough for greetings, and the commander has instructions, so we need to get things done quickly. Can we put them in right away?”
Lim Lim said.
“Yes, it is.”
“Then let’s start right away. If you ask me where I’m doing right now…”
Lim Jun-wi gave us a seat and kindly explained the current work in progress.
And he ordered the work right away.
“You just need to implement the part that retrieves the MAC address. We will support the rest of the parts.”
Even though Lim was a soldier, he kindly gave us instructions while speaking with respect.
“all right.”
“Then, if you have any problems, call me. I will support you as much as possible.”
“yes!”
I prepared the work according to Lim’s instructions.
Sangcheol and I first received the source code of the existing NAC and opened it.
“Wow… the sauce is more sh*t than I thought, right?”
“Shh, listen.”
“Oh, sorry.”
I tried to cover Sang-cheol’s mouth as quickly as possible, but the person from the security company had already heard and was coming towards us.
“What did you just say?”
He said to Sangcheol.
“Yeah? You didn’t say anything?”
“Didn’t the source say it was sh*t?”
“No. You didn’t hear me.”
“…… Anyway, please be careful.”
“yes.”
Security company, it’s kind of annoying. They don’t even admit that they made it out of sh*t, and they harass my successor.
“Well, it’s true that it was made with a piece of sh*t.”
I was angry too when I saw that my successor, who suffered with me for almost a year, was suffering. I could have tolerated it, but I didn’t.
“What did you just say? Corporal Lee?”
“It’s a source mess. Even a college student would write it better than this. This is why people say that the defense industry is corrupt.”
If I’m going to fight, I’ll have to make sure.
Having two commanders behind me now also played a role.
“……Please apologize.”
“No, can’t you apologize? I just said the truth.”
It’s a source worse than my CAK, so in a way, isn’t it right?
“I think we found a weakness in our program, but you seem to be arrogant, but try hard. You will feel the difference between practice and theory.”
“hahahaha, sure. I’ll try hard.”
“The team leader is patient, hey, what are you doing fighting with children?”
An employee from the security company who came to stop his team leader said.
“I’ll do well on my own, so go and do your job.”
“let’s go.”
“yes.”
They also went back as if they had nothing more to say.
“This corporal~”
“What is it, gross?”
“To be able to fight for me like that. It’s touching.”
“It’s not because of you. I also suffered.”
“which?”
“The other side representative suspected me of being a hacker the other day. I also had something to pay back.”
“Anyway, it’s impressive.”
“Okay, let’s get to work.”
“But I can’t figure out where the hell to start with this.”
“hmm…….”
Maybe the security company guys are right, but Sang-cheol couldn’t figure out how to work.
Sangcheol was a security expert, not a program developer.
“What do we do? I made a loud noise…”
“It’s okay, trust me and follow me.”
“Ohhh! I believe in this corporal.”
This is a security program, easy. Compared to CAK, the difficulty level was one level lower.
‘No, wait a minute? I’m not going to fix this program, am I?’
As I was about to start working on it, I had a good idea.
‘Let’s just create a whole new integrated security program.’
There was no obligation to make this messy source clean. What the commander ordered, in the end, was enough to solve the security problem somehow.
I also want to secure the part that is lacking a little more.
Wouldn’t it be a big deal if a cyber attack came from North Korea?
‘hahahaha, I don’t know if this will officially adopt my program instead of the NAC created by the security company?’
No, of course I thought it could be.
If that happens, the security company will suffer huge losses.
‘I feel a little pitiful.’
As I hacked, the vulnerability was discovered and with my help I was able to fix the problem.
In a way, you might think that the silent security company was struck by lightning… … .
‘So who wants to sell a security program with holes in it? In the army too.’
National security was a top priority.