The Ministry of Science and ICT's project to develop specialized artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models for cybersecurity has seen SK Telecom (SKT) and Naver Cloud unveil their development strategies. Both companies aim to leverage their expertise in developing and commercializing proprietary AI foundation models to enhance security capabilities.
According to industry sources on August 27, the application period for the foundation model project closed the previous day, with SKT and Naver Cloud each forming their own consortiums to apply.
SKT has partnered with major domestic AI and security firms, including Upstage, SK Shieldus, and AhnLab, as well as the Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA) to form its consortium.
SKT and Upstage plan to develop security-focused models based on their respective proprietary projects, 'A-dot X K' and 'Solar Open.' They intend to apply the technological expertise gained during the development of general-purpose foundation models to enhance the specialization of their security models.
The models will be validated through application in the security operations and commercial products of the consortium members. Companies like SK Shieldus and AhnLab will utilize data collected from actual security environments for training and will also validate model performance in their security products and monitoring environments.
Naver Cloud has also formed a consortium with LG AI Research, a company specializing in attack and detection technologies, and universities focused on vulnerability and AI stability research. They plan to develop models optimized for the domestic security environment based on their full-stack capabilities, which encompass AI models, infrastructure, security, and data.
Like SKT, Naver Cloud aims to focus on developing models specialized for security based on the technological expertise accumulated during the foundation model development process. They will particularly leverage their experience in deploying and operating foundation models in highly regulated sectors such as nuclear energy and finance, adapting them for closed networks and on-premises environments.
Additionally, Naver Cloud plans to integrate its experience in managing cyber threats, monitoring, and defense, along with data encryption and isolation technologies based on public cloud security certification (CSAP), to create practical models applicable in real-world scenarios.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Science and ICT will evaluate the proposals and select the final project participants. The selected companies will receive support for 256 NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) B200 over approximately ten months, starting next month and continuing until July 2027.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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