Formation of 'K-Security Alliance' Among Leading Domestic Companies: SecuLayer and QuadMiner Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement

- Presenting an AI-based 'Complete Security Defense System' through context data-driven security observability and integrated analysis of SIEM·SOAR
- Securing joint references within the third quarter of this year, and intensifying expansion into public, financial, and global markets

Scene of the MOU signing. Photo= SecuLayer

SecuLayer (CEO Jeon Joo-ho), a domestic AI-based information security solution company, and QuadMiner (CEO Park Beom-jung), a cybersecurity observability and NDR (Network Detection and Response) specialist, announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly promote cybersecurity solutions and enter overseas markets.

This agreement is noteworthy as it marks the collaboration of two companies that lead the domestic market with their unique technological capabilities in their respective fields. As cyber attacks utilizing AI have become more sophisticated and automated, the need for a 'complete defense system' that handles everything from threat detection to root cause analysis and automated response in a one-stop manner has increased. However, relying solely on fragmented logs or network data makes it difficult to fully understand the context of threats and the flow of attacks, limiting precise analysis and rapid response. To overcome these limitations, an approach based on 'context data' that integrates the relationships between events and the flow of actions is essential.

To address these challenges, the two companies will interconnect SecuLayer's AI-based integrated security platform (SIEM·SOAR) 'eyeCloudXOAR' with QuadMiner's NDR solution 'Network Blackbox', which utilizes context data-driven AI-based security observability technology.

This will reconstruct various security events, including logs and network traffic, into 'context data', allowing for precise analysis of the causal relationships and attack flows of threats, thereby implementing 'context-based security observability' that goes beyond traditional visibility. Based on this, they plan to introduce an evolved next-generation SOC (Security Operations Center) solution to the market.

Notably, the synergy between the two companies has already been validated on the global stage. During the process of securing SOC services for 'DigiServ (PT Digital Aplikasi Solusi)', a communication-based IT service company in Indonesia, the technical integration and business viability of both companies' solutions were proven in practice. This MOU is expected to formalize this successful model while serving as a stepping stone for joint entry into the Asian and global security monitoring markets, using Indonesia as a foothold.

According to the agreement, the two companies will closely cooperate in the following five areas: △ Integration and implementation of SIEM·SOAR and NDR·network forensics technology and platforms △ Joint research on AI-based threat detection and analysis technology △ Planning, development, and commercialization of context data-based hybrid security analysis models △ Joint exploration and sales proposals for domestic and international markets in public, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, and defense sectors △ Joint marketing, seminars, and securing technical verification (PoC) and references.

To maximize the effectiveness of this agreement, the two companies established a working committee immediately after signing. They will begin verification of the integrated solution interconnection technology and, through joint seminars and pilot projects, aim to secure joint references within the third quarter of this year, followed by full commercialization and business development in the second half of the year.

Seo Jun-bae, CEO of Utron, the official partner of both companies, stated, “Integrating and interpreting log-based state information and network traffic-based behavioral information as context data is essential for completing AI threat response,” and added, “We will maximize technical synergy based on the supply and execution experience accumulated in the field.”

Jeon Joo-ho, CEO of SecuLayer, said, “If SecuLayer's big data log analysis technology, built over the past 15 years, combines with QuadMiner's cybersecurity observability and NDR technology, we will gain a strong competitive advantage in the rapidly growing global market for next-generation SOC enhancement,” and added, “This collaboration will be a starting point for establishing a new standard in the South Korean security industry.”

Park Beom-jung, CEO of QuadMiner, emphasized, “The combination of 'context data-driven AI-based security observability' and SIEM·SOAR allows us to understand the entire attack flow and intent of threats beyond fragmented event analysis, effectively capturing even advanced persistent threats (APTs) that were difficult to detect with existing single solutions,” and stated, “Based on the successful case proven in the Indonesia DigiServ project, we will actively expand our collaborative territory not only in Korea but also in the global market, including Asia.”