The security market in South Korea and abroad is being rapidly reorganised around AI agents. Moves by the industry to prevent risks from using AI or to strengthen security capabilities with AI are gaining speed. Major security companies are rolling out new AI products, and startups specialising in AI continue to emerge.

Global identity security company Okta launched a solution to protect AI agents and non-human identities, Auth0 for AI Agents. It supports AI systems so they can interact safely with enterprise applications and data.

· Identity security firm Okta strengthens functions targeting AI agents

AI governance startup Jetstream Security completed a $34 million seed funding round. Jetstream was founded by security experts from Artiv Networks, CrowdStrike, Cohesity, Dazz, McAfee and SentinelOne. It developed a platform to help companies securely deploy generative AI and agentic AI tools in real operating environments.

Reclaim Security and ArmorCode also developed exposure management software and raised $20 million and $16 million, respectively. Reclaim Security uses an AI-based platform to scan vulnerabilities in enterprise infrastructure and draw up and propose automated remediation plans. ArmorCode introduced an AI exposure management module. The module analyses the use of AI tools inside a company and detects the possibility that external language models could access sensitive data. Enterprise authentication and security platform WorkOS raised $100 million in a Series C funding round. The company said that in environments where much of an organisation's software runs as agents without human intervention, authentication, authorisation and audit logs for all actions will be essential.

· Jetstream Security raises $34 million investment round, steps up AI agent security · Reclaim Security and ArmorCode raise funding, automate exposure management with AI · WorkOS raises $100 million, expands authentication and security for AI agents

Korean security companies are also accelerating moves targeting AI. Igloo Corporation has been developing a platform that lets companies develop security AI agents suited to their own situations rather than providing AI agents directly, and it will unveil it soon. It aims to deliver an AI agent-like experience by connecting with systems such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response). AI security and authentication platform company RaonSecure will fully implement an "AI-centred management roadmap". The plan includes setting up an AI Business Division, expanding specialised personnel and launching an agentic AI-based security automation platform within the year.

· [DTU People] "Specialised AI agent platform to make an autonomous security operations centre a reality" · RaonSecure sets up AI Business Division, to launch agentic AI security automation within the year · RaonSecure opens recruitment for new and experienced hires amid agentic AI expansion

It also summarised moves by Korean and foreign companies surrounding AI.

Fasoo released a new version of its data protection and management solution with added support for the National Network Security Framework (N2SF). Fasoo is expanding its portfolio for N2SF, a key security task for government and public institutions, and accelerating efforts to target the public N2SF market. Genian set this year as "the first year of a leap in its services business" and carried out a major organisational overhaul early in the year to strengthen its services business. It also held a Partner Day event, shared performance of its MDR (Managed Detection and Response) service launched last year, and unveiled a concrete strategy to commercialise services that can share revenue with partners. Genian supplied its network access control solution, Genian NAC (Network Access Control), to a global electronic components manufacturer based in Singapore, securing its first local customer.

· Fasoo expands N2SF portfolio, accelerates targeting public-sector N2SF market · Genian holds 2026 Partner Day, calls it "first year of a leap" in services business · Genian secures first customer in Singapore, gains momentum to expand Asia-Pacific security market

Amazon Web Services (AWS) released a new version of Security Hub to help enterprise customers integrate and manage third-party security solutions within the Amazon Web Services security environment.

· AWS expands Security Hub platform, integrates third-party security products for unified management

Global security companies are posting quarterly results that are not bad. But there are also comments that they did not grow as much as expected. Global cloud-based security platform company CrowdStrike posted fourth-quarter results for fiscal year 2026 in which both revenue and net profit beat market expectations. Cloud security company Zscaler delivered fiscal second-quarter results that topped estimates but fell short of expectations.

· CrowdStrike posts 23 percent fourth-quarter revenue growth, ARR tops $5.25 billion · Security firm Zscaler shares fall 9 percent despite results beating estimates, "fell short of expectations"

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed that a vulnerability found in VMware Aria Operations, from enterprise cloud software company VMware, was exploited in real attacks. Colin Hogg-Spiers (콜린 호그-스피어스), senior director of solution management at security firm Black Duck, warned that the vulnerability carries the risk of taking control of an entire virtual infrastructure at once. Google discovered a hacking toolkit, "Coruna", that attacks iPhones. Signs were detected that Coruna, believed to have been developed for government customers, had flowed to cybercrime groups, and repercussions are expected. Amid a war between the United States and Iran, a hacker group called "Department of Peace" claimed it hacked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and leaked contract data between ICE and 6,000 companies. The data was made public by nonprofit transparency group DDoSecrets. It included data related to defence companies Anduril, L3 Harris and Raytheon, surveillance company Palantir, and Microsoft and Oracle.

· VMware Aria Operations vulnerability exploited in real attacks · Suspected government iPhone hacking tool 'Coruna' leaked, in hands of Russian and Chinese hackers · Hackers claim DHS hack, leak ICE contract data