SK Shieldus said on Sunday that Kim Byeong-hyeon, a senior researcher in its EQST white-hat hacker group, won first place at the global AI red team hacking competition Judgement Day. The company said the event evaluated attack techniques designed to induce AI agents to perform prohibited actions or omit required safety measures. The contest used eight scenarios reflecting industrial environments, and scoring considered problem-solving approaches, strategy diversity and speed.

SK Shieldus said on May 11 it will run a training program for security practitioners at South Korean companies as security threats rise with the spread of generative AI. The company said the hands-on program focuses on improving on-the-job efficiency by automating repetitive and large-scale security data using AI. The course covers security data processing, vulnerability diagnosis and analysis, and incident detection and response.