Genians Chair Kim Jin-su Says It Will Seek Collaboration With Naver Consortium on Security-Specialized AI
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KISIA said it was eliminated from the "Development of a Cybersecurity-Specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundation Model" project, but it will pursue cooperation with the Naver Cloud consortium, which was ultimately selected.
Chair Kim Jin-su said the association is exploring ways to join at the association level, noting that the cybersecurity expertise of KISIA's more than 340 member companies is needed.
KISIA will launch the AI Security Intelligence Council and also push ahead with support for entry into the Japanese and Indonesian markets in the second half of the year.
The Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA), which was eliminated from the "Development of a Cybersecurity-Specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) Foundation Model" project, said it plans to pursue cooperation with the Naver Cloud consortium, which was ultimately selected for the project. KISIA, an association representing more than 340 member companies, expressed its intention to collaborate in the spirit of contributing security expertise to a national project.
At the "KISIA Second-Half Press Conference" held on the 14th at IT Venture Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul, KISIA Chair Kim Jin-su said the association is exploring ways to join the Naver consortium. Kim said that although KISIA was not selected for the project, it would review the possibility of cooperating with the Naver Cloud consortium.
Kim Jin-su, chair of KISIA, said cybersecurity expertise from more than 340 member companies is needed for the special task force model project to respond to the shock caused by Mitos. In the photo taken that day were Senior Vice Chair Choi Young-cheol, CEO of SGA Solutions; Chair Kim Jin-su, CEO of KoNic Glory; and Senior Vice Chair Kim Min-su, CEO of LSware.
KISIA joined the SKT consortium and entered the competition for the special task force model project. The participating member companies other than KISIA were six in total, including SK Shieldus, Secui, AhnLab, RaonSecure, Genians, and PIOlink. However, the final project operator was the Naver Cloud consortium, which partnered with LG.
Kim said advanced models such as Mitos can be blocked at any time by a specific country, and explained that such a possibility poses a national security threat. He said an independent foundation model based on domestic technology is therefore necessary, and added that KISIA joined hands with SKT in the spirit of the need for a Korean Mitos, and now plans to cooperate with Naver as well.
Bae Jung-seop, executive vice president of KISA, explained that the attempt to join the consortium was an association-level effort to represent many companies that were unable to participate. He said the association discussed a plan to collect and integrate threat intelligence from each company before supporting AI development, and added that the direction remains valid.
While participating in the special task force model project, KISIA plans to launch the "AI Security Intelligence Council" and fully activate the working group formed in June to build an AI security response system. KISIA's goal is to establish a "Korean version of Glasswing." The council is chaired by Steelian CEO Park Chan-am, and its first meeting was held on June 29. KISIA plans to hold two to three more council meetings in the second half of the year.
The council was presented as a forum for discussions on preparing for vulnerabilities in security solutions that could arise from Mitos-class models. Choi Young-cheol, KISIA senior vice chair and CEO of SGA Solutions, said security companies are the last line of defense in responding to cyber threats. He said he expects vulnerabilities could also be found in security solutions because of the impact of Mitos-class models, and explained that the council plans to jointly prepare preemptive response measures against such threats.
At the same time, KISIA is also pushing ahead with efforts in the second half of the year to build a bridgehead for domestic companies to enter overseas markets. Its main targets for overseas expansion are Japan and Indonesia. KISIA plans to use "Japan IT Week Autumn" and "Security Days Fall," both to be held in Japan in October, and will create a venue at the two events to promote domestic companies.
In Japan, the Korea Pavilion at Japan IT Week will be set up with support from KOTRA, with five domestic security companies participating. At Security Days Fall, a Japanese market development delegation will be operated through a KISIA program, supporting 10 security startups. In addition, a pitching seminar for attracting investment will be provided for three of the participating booth companies.
At the same time, while focusing on the Indonesian market, a consortium centered on LSware is continuing cooperation with local institutions, recruiting partner companies, and pushing ahead with the project. The association also shows a willingness to support these efforts, and Chair Kim plans to visit Indonesia to inspect conditions on the ground.
Against this backdrop, Kim said he will focus on Japan and Indonesia in the second half of this year. In particular, he said that since visible results have emerged for domestic security companies in Japan, the association plans to create opportunities to share those experiences with a range of companies based on those results.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Ho-jun
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