The spread of AI is rapidly shifting the security market’s center of gravity from products to operations, narrowing gaps among vendors, Pago Networks CEO Young-mok Kwon (권영목) said. He said the release of Anthropic’s Mithos has accelerated concerns about faster attacks, underscoring the importance of operational capability and human-in-the-loop approaches. Pago Networks, focused on managed detection and response, is expanding into a security operations center as a service model and introducing three AI-centered brands.

South Korean companies are accelerating moves into security-as-a-service (SECaaS), offering security solutions as SaaS platforms as cloud and AI adoption grows. AhnLab is stepping up domestic and overseas efforts, while MonitorLab has long focused on SECaaS and other firms are expected to follow. SK Telecom is working with F5 on AI cloud security, and LG Uplus has acquired MDR specialist Pago Networks. Naver Cloud and others also outlined new security initiatives.