“Blocking hacks targeting research results”: KT rolls out AI email security at KAIST

[Financial News] KT will provide an artificial intelligence (AI)-based email security service to all members of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). It plans to strengthen protection of the university’s research and educational assets through cloud-based security solutions and expand the business to universities and research institutions in South Korea.
KT said on the 11th that it would provide KAIST with its independently developed “AI Mail Security” service.
The service will be deployed for all KAIST members, including students, researchers and faculty and staff. Its AI-based threat detection and advanced persistent threat (APT) response capabilities block cyber threats delivered through email, including phishing messages and malicious files. KAIST adopted the solution after technical validation.
KT AI Mail Security is a cloud security service with a three-stage filtering system: spam blocking, AI-based threat detection and in-depth APT analysis. It detects phishing URLs disguised as legitimate emails and malicious files, and received Cloud Security Assurance Program (CSAP) certification last June. It also passed a security review by the National Intelligence Service.
Unlike conventional on-premises APT security solutions, it integrates security functions through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. There is no need to build separate large-scale security infrastructure, and the service can be tailored to the scale of use.
KT plans to expand its AI Mail Security business to universities and government-funded research institutes in South Korea. It aims to increase the supply of AI-based security services, particularly to institutions that face challenges in operating specialized security teams and infrastructure.
Managing Director Baek Seung-taek, head of the Western Corporate Customer Headquarters in KT’s Enterprise Business Division, said, “We will continue to expand AI security services to universities and research institutions, among others.”
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