The Ministry of Science and ICT has announced that SK Telecom and Naver Cloud have formed consortiums to participate in the project for developing a specialized AI foundation model for cybersecurity. Both consortiums have engaged numerous domestic security companies and university industry-academic cooperation groups, creating a competitive landscape.
The ministry reported that it received proposals from two consortiums, SK Telecom and Naver Cloud, during the application period from July 22 to August 26.
Led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Lee Kyung-hoon, the ministry is pursuing this initiative as part of national projects aimed at establishing a digital security system for realizing a society that effectively utilizes AI.
The SK Telecom consortium has proposed the project titled 'Development of a Comprehensive Cybersecurity Specialized AI Foundation Model Group and Demonstration of Agent-Based Security Services Based on the Domestic Cyber Threat Environment.'
The consortium includes 13 organizations: Upstage, SK Shieldus, Secu아이, AhnLab, Igloo Corporation, RaonSecure, Smart M2M, Aim Intelligence, Genieus, Pionlink, the Korea Information Security Industry Association, the Industry-Academic Cooperation Group of Korea University, and the Industry-Academic Cooperation Group of Soongsil University.
The Naver Cloud consortium has presented the project titled 'Development of AI Foundation Models for Internalizing National Cybersecurity Capabilities.' This consortium is larger, comprising 32 organizations. Participants include LG CNS, LG Management Development Institute AI Research Center, LG Uplus, Logpresso, MarkAny, Bidraft, Sands Lab, Sparrow, S2W, AI Spera, Winstechnet, East Security, Jiranji Security, Tatum, Trillion Labs, Tiori Korea, PnP Secure, Hyper Excel, Korea Aerospace Industries, and HuneSion, along with public and related institutions such as Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, KEPCO KDN, and the Financial Security Institute. Additionally, seven university industry-academic cooperation groups are involved, including Korea University (Digital Forensics Research Lab and AI Research Lab), Daegu University, Seoul National University, Chung-Ang University, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, and Korea Energy Engineering University.
The Ministry of Science and ICT plans to announce the final results in early September after reviewing the submitted documents and conducting evaluations by external experts.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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