AhnLab Declares Shift to 'AI-Native Platform,' Plans KRW 100 Billion Investment in AI
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AhnLab said it will redesign its portfolio around AI and push ahead with a transition to an "AI-native platform."
AhnLab unveiled its core platform, "AhnLab AI Plus (AhnLab)," based on more than 30 security products and services and more than 30 years of accumulated threat intelligence and security operations experience.
AhnLab plans to invest a total of KRW 100 billion in AI over the next 3 years, focusing on AI computing and infrastructure to strengthen data- and platform-based foundations, as well as securing AI technology and specialized talent.
AhnLab said it will redesign its portfolio around AI and push ahead with a transition to an "AI-native platform." The company also unveiled plans to invest KRW 100 billion in AI over the next 3 years. AhnLab held a press conference on the 16th titled "AhnLab AI Vision Announcement" and disclosed its transition strategy at the event.
At the event, AhnLab unveiled its core platform, "AhnLab AI Plus (AhnLab)." AI Plus is the platform and architecture at the center of AhnLab's declaration that it will transition to an AI-native platform. The platform is designed to connect security data, decision-making and operations around AI.
AI Plus is built on more than 30 security products and services and is based on more than 30 years of accumulated threat intelligence and more than 30 years of security operations experience. Endpoint, network, cloud, operational technology and threat intelligence data are linked, and the linked data are integrated into a single security context. Based on that, AI analyzes attack flows and the scope of impact and suggests response priorities.
CEO Kang Seok-kyun said AhnLab has been continuously investing in AI for a long time and that it will pursue an AI-centered redesign of its products, services and security operations. He also set out a goal of leaping forward as an AI-native security platform. AhnLab plans to accelerate its business transformation based on that strategy.
AhnLab said it is upgrading its endpoint protection platform and SecOps framework, respectively. AhnLab AI Plus Endpoint consists of integrated EPR and EDR and a SaaS-based protection platform, and coverage will expand from PCs to servers, virtual environments, containers and mobile devices. It also plans to support hybrid configurations tailored to each customer's regulatory and operating environment.
AhnLab AI Plus SecOps is a framework that connects security data and operational functions centered on XDR, MDR and AI SOC. The scope of integration covers endpoints, networks and cloud, and it links security signals from AhnLab products and third-party solutions. Through this, it analyzes attack context and priority and integrates operational flows into prevention, detection, investigation and response.
AhnLab said it aims to unify security operations across the board with AI agents. While upgrading its endpoint protection platform and SecOps framework, the company presented a direction of broadening the scope of protection and integration targets to tie security operations functions into a single flow. To do so, it envisions connecting prevention through response around AI agents.
To support this, AhnLab said it has more than 2.5PB of security data, 13 security-specific AI models and 60 security work tools that can be used with AI agents. It said the processing scale exceeds 190 million security objects and more than 500 tokens per month, and that this helps reduce processing time for some tasks in AI SOC.
AhnLab said AI agents are still at a stage where accuracy needs to keep improving, but noted that differences exist depending on the task and situation. AhnLab said the false positive rate of AI agents is currently around 20% to 30%, but that the pace of improvement in false positives and analytical accuracy is accelerating.
In line with that, AhnLab plans to invest a total of KRW 100 billion in AI over the next 3 years. The focus areas for investment are AI computing and infrastructure to strengthen data- and platform-based foundations, as well as R&D capabilities such as AI technology and specialized talent, with the goal of strengthening the R&D base and driving the AI-native transition.
On the business side, AhnLab plans to expand sales in domestic and global markets through a shift in its business structure. It will move away from the existing build-and-sell model to a SaaS subscription model, and in the domestic market it will support both on-premises and SaaS on the assumption that many users operate on-premises and in hybrid environments. In overseas markets, it will strengthen SaaS competitiveness on the assumption that SaaS is becoming the norm, while pursuing environment-specific customized supply strategies.
AhnLab expects its global sales share to exceed 10% this year. Based on that, it plans to expand the global sales share to 30% by 2035, using AI and SaaS as its core pillars.
CEO Kang said he is aiming to achieve total sales of KRW 1 trillion by 2035. He said that while the target is difficult to reach, it could be achieved depending on the growth potential of existing businesses and investment in new businesses.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
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