Shinhan Investment & Securities, investing in information security 171 and strengthening AI security
Shinhan Investment & Securities disclosed that 9 last year, its information security investment amounted to 171 billion won. The company said it is strengthening its security capabilities through increased investment and staffing, as well as attack surface management, to respond to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats in the AI era.
Shinhan Investment & Securities said it is strengthening its information security investment and security capabilities as of 9. The company explained that the measures are intended to respond to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats in the AI era.
According to the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) information security disclosure, Shinhan Investment & Securities’ information security investment last year was 171 billion won, an increase of 23.9% from the previous year. The disclosure states that the investment growth rate and specific items were reported together.
Information security investment as a proportion of information technology (IT) investment was 11.2%, up 2 percentage points from the previous year. The company indicated that this proportion was high under the relevant disclosure standards.
The company disclosed that it operates with 53.6 dedicated information security personnel, an increase of 2.9 from the previous year. The expansion was presented as a measure to strengthen internal security operations and threat response capabilities.
The major investment areas specified in the disclosure include solutions for access control of unstructured data and the establishment of an open-source vulnerability management system. The listed items focus on software supply chain security and data protection.
The company disclosed that it is strengthening attack surface management (ASM) and network traffic monitoring to respond to external threats. It also stated that it is conducting checks of its response system through red-team-based simulated penetration testing.
Shinhan Investment & Securities explained in the disclosure that the investment is intended to proactively respond to increasing cyber threats in the AI era. The disclosure is based on materials submitted to KISA concerning related expenditures and personnel changes.
The disclosure materials include detailed investment items and an operating plan, and the company stated that it would continue to disclose related activities going forward.