[Featured Stock] Opportunities Grown by US-China Quantum War... Aton to Launch Quantum Computer Attack Defense Solution in Q1

Fintech security company Aton is showing strong performance. News that China is making a technological leap not only in artificial intelligence (AI) but also in quantum computing appears to be influencing stock prices. As the United States and China compete in the field of quantum computing, expectations are growing that related industries will expand. The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Technologies.

At 9:28 a.m. on the 3rd, Aton was trading at 7,780 KRW, up 26.5% from the previous day.

China is promoting quantum technology as a core task of its advanced industry development strategy called the 'New Quality Productivity' policy. China plans to invest $15 billion (approximately 22 trillion KRW) in quantum computing over five years. This amount is four times the $3.8 billion planned investment by the United States during the same period. Chinese President Xi Jinping stated in his New Year's address, "We have fostered new quality productivity tailored to local conditions and achieved results in areas such as integrated circuits, AI, and quantum communications."

Last month, Aton completed the development of a next-generation private authentication solution applying quantum-resistant encryption technology. This is a preemptive response to new threats emerging in the upcoming quantum computer era. Through the new solution, Aton plans to actively target both the domestic financial sector's private certificate market and overseas markets.

Woo Gil-su, CEO of Aton, said, "Following the AI revolution, quantum computers are expected to lead innovation, and new levels of threats accompanying this are anticipated in the financial industry. Since Aton is the first in the domestic financial sector private certificate field to apply quantum-resistant encryption technology and prepare a commercial solution, we are now able to quickly secure market leadership."

Aton has completed the development of a new private certificate solution applying the world’s first quantum-resistant encryption standard, the ‘Module Lattice-based Digital Signature Algorithm (ML-DSA),’ and plans to officially launch it in the first quarter of this year. The new solution, succeeding Aton’s private certificate solution ATON_mPKI, features the application of a quantum-resistant algorithm (PQC) certified by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) combined with Aton’s white-box encryption technology. It provides top-level data security competitiveness, including secure execution and storage of algorithms and personal key protection, and can prevent attack attempts by quantum computers.

The background for developing this solution is the concern that quantum computing could undermine the security of existing public key cryptosystems. In the financial industry, where data security is critically important, transitioning to a security system applying quantum-resistant algorithms (PQC) is an urgent necessity.

Aton is conducting pilot tests ahead of the official launch of the new solution in the first quarter of this year and is also establishing support measures for existing financial sector clients to transition to the new solution. The company plans to significantly expand solution supply in the domestic market, including existing clients, and actively pursue overseas market entry.