SK Shieldus said on Thursday it released an analysis of the cybersecurity situation and major threat trends facing small and medium-sized and mid-sized firms, based on intrusion incident data from the past five years. Ransomware and data leakage accounted for most cases. Initial intrusions often exploited application, file upload and VPN vulnerabilities, with malicious emails and watering-hole attacks also key paths. It said firms took 106.1 days on average to detect and start investigating incidents.

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.