NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS

Founded in 1997, South Korea, Penta Security is a leading cybersecurity vendor in the APAC market. Penta Security is a comprehensive security vendor offering web application firewall (WAPPLES), authentication security (iSIGN), data protection platform (D.AMO), and cloud security SaaS (Cloudbric), covering the full spectrum of the cybersecurity journey.

Achievements: Undisputed #1

WAPPLES, D.AMO, and iSIGN hold the No. 1 market share in South Korea, while Cloudbric maintains the top position in Japan’s IT Trend annual ranking. Penta Security currently protects approximately 750,000 sites and holds an unmatched volume of references built on nearly 30 years of experience.

Penta Security has established its presence by opening branches in Japan, Vietnam, and the UAE. Now, Penta Security is expanding its business into highly regulated markets such as Europe.

Impact: Technology

The COCEP engine is a proprietary logic-based engine developed to provide more sophisticated defense against web-based attacks. Cloudbric, cloud security SaaS platform, delivers a secure web environment by updating threat patterns daily, powered by its cyber threat intelligence platform, Cloudbric Labs.

D.AMO supports encryption across all layers of IT infrastructure and is applicable to on-premises and cloud environments. D.AMO KMS enhances security through physically and logically separated key management, and incorporates PQC for next-generation threats. Backed by over 20 years of accumulated references and experience, Penta Security delivers proven data security expertise.

Penta Security’s authentication security platform, iSIGN, has recently introduced iSIGN Password-less, a unified authentication solution combining OS login with SSO. It enables one-click integrated authentication based on PC login, eliminating productivity loss.

In addition, Penta Security has consistently driven technological innovation in cybersecurity, including being the first in the world to develop query-transformation-based DB encryption, format-preserving encryption for data security, and open-source database encryption.

Innovation: Next-Generation Threat Security

Penta Security has begun focusing on AI security and PQC. In an era where AI has become a critical variable on both the offensive and defensive sides, the company is focused on internalizing intelligent defense capabilities across its overall security architecture, with plans to continuously advance its security capabilities to proactively analyze AI-based threat scenarios and respond with greater precision and flexibility tailored to customer environments.

The company is also strengthening its post-quantum cryptography capabilities. D.AMO KMS supports a hybrid security environment that combines existing frameworks with quantum-specific capabilities through Quantum Key Management System algorithms.