SK Shielders Launches 'Zero Trust' Consortium

Participation of 10 Leading Companies in Zero Trust

SK Shieldus announced on the 30th that it has launched the 'ZETIA (ZEro Trust Initiative Alliance, JETIA),' a consultative body to promote the implementation of 'Zero Trust' together with major domestic and international security companies.

Zero Trust is a security methodology based on the philosophy of 'trust no one and always verify.' With the digital transformation across all industries and the advancement of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, the paths of cyberattacks are diversifying, making urgent preparation necessary. Consequently, there is a growing global demand for the adoption of the Zero Trust security model.

Eleven companies including SK Shieldus and Genians are attending the Zero Trust Alliance launch ceremony and taking a commemorative photo. From the left in the photo: Hwang Byung-woo, CEO of Intellicode; Kang Rak-geun, CEO of Diquest; Jeon Ju-ho, CEO of SecureAire; Yoo Young-dae, CEO of Clumel; Choi Young-chul, CEO of SGA Solutions; Kim Byung-moo, Vice President of Information Security Business Division at SK Shieldus (center, sixth from the left); Lee Dong-beom, CEO of Genians; Bae Hwan-guk, CEO of Softcamp; Hong Sung-gu, Vice President of Palo Alto; Hwang Sung-kyu, Head of Security Business at Cisco; Lee Kyung-jun, Branch Manager of Akamai. Photo by XXX

SK Shieldus has promoted the formation of the consultative body to establish a systematic response process for Zero Trust and to lead market activation through cooperation with related domestic and international companies. The Zero Trust consultative body includes 10 leading Zero Trust companies.

JETIA provides a total service that evaluates based on a Zero Trust maturity model specialized for customer environments and industries, builds the environment, and then establishes an operation system. Although the Zero Trust model has emerged as a global standard, it reflects the voices from the field that it is difficult to apply to the domestic market due to differences between overseas and domestic environments. Based on the Zero Trust construction methodology developed by SK Shieldus, the products and services of the consultative body companies are designed and built to fit customer environments. Going forward, the consultative body aims to focus on activities that can produce tangible results through technology sharing, joint business promotion, government project execution, and collaboration with related organizations and research institutes, proactively responding to market changes.

SK Shieldus will lead the operation of this consultative body and plans to continuously advance its business model, including developing the Zero Trust maturity model, presenting step-by-step construction methodologies, solution construction, monitoring, and operation, based on its strong consulting capabilities. Joint marketing activities, seminars, and publication of trend reports with consultative body companies are also planned.

Kim Byung-moo, Vice President and Head of the Information Security Business Division at SK Shieldus, said, “The adoption of the Zero Trust security model, regarded as a paradigm shift in information security, cannot be addressed by a single solution or service and requires active cooperation among specialized companies as a foundation. As the number one information security company in Korea, we will lead the market and continuously introduce Zero Trust-based security services to the market.”