NAVER Cloud hosts Korea’s first sovereign cloud-based HSM...

Thales has announced it is helping NAVER Cloud launch the first Korean sovereign cloud Hardware Security Module (HSM)-as-a-service powered by Thales’ Luna Network Hardware Security Module. The new service helps businesses meet the strict regulatory and industry mandates for control of their data and encryption as they...

Equinix expands Internet Exchange Ecosystem in South Korea

Equinix has announced that customers in Equinix International Business Exchange SL1 are able to connect with the Internet Exchange (IX) and network services of Korea Internet Neutral Exchange (KINX) and Sejong Telecom’s Korea Internet Exchange (KRIX). Internet Exchanges are the crucial locations where content and access...

Lazarus employs multi-platform malware framework in series of...

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a series of attacks which use an advanced malware framework, called MATA, to target Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems. In use since spring 2018, the framework is linked to Lazarus – a well-known and prolific North Korean APT group. Malicious toolsets used to target multiple...

Bespin Global raises US$75 million in Series-C funding

Bespin Global, a leading cloud technology consulting and management company, signed a US$75 million Series-C funding investment contract with SK Telecom, a wireless telecommunications giant in South Korea. Bespin has raised US$177 million so far, including US$14 million Series-A and US$90 million Series-B. Bespin Global will...

South Korea’s KT develops AI-based COVID-19 research

KT, South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, is developing a COVID-19 infection risk assessment model, using its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data-based digital contact tracing technology, adding to global efforts to tackle the escalating pandemic. The Korean telecom leader’s new pilot...