Samjong KPMG-Korea Siemens, Collaboration on Digital Cybersecurity Business

Jung Dae-gil, Head of Consulting Division at Samjong KPMG (left in the photo), and Thomas Schmid, Head of Digital Industry Division at Siemens Korea, signed a business agreement on the 3rd to cooperate in the OT/ICS security business and are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Samjong KPMG

[Asia Economy Reporter Ji-hwan Park] Samjeong KPMG announced on the 4th that it signed a business agreement on the 3rd at the Korea Siemens headquarters in Chungjeong-ro, Seoul, with Korea Siemens Digital Industry to strengthen strategic cooperation in OT (Operational Technology) and ICS (Industrial Control Systems) security business.

The signing ceremony was attended by Daegil Jeong, Head of Consulting Division at Samjeong KPMG, Thomas Schmid, Head of Korea Siemens Digital Industry Division, and officials from both companies.

According to the agreement, both companies will collaborate in responding to cyber threats in key digital transformation industries such as industrial automation, smart buildings, and the energy industry. In particular, they will jointly promote OT and ICS security technology consulting and security solution businesses to provide a higher level of security services in response to the increasing demand for digital transformation.

The Samjeong KPMG Cybersecurity Services Team provides integrated information security services that protect the value of clients and companies by generating extensive expertise in establishing information protection and converged security management systems, including security analysis, planning, design, execution, and monitoring. Furthermore, in an era where responding to cyber risks such as ransomware damage is more important than ever due to the rapid digitalization of industrial systems, they support the implementation of essential security requirements demanded by manufacturing-centered companies and advise on establishing mid- to long-term industrial security roadmaps and response measures.

Siemens, a global electrical and electronics company headquartered in Berlin and Munich, Germany, leads the automation and digitalization of manufacturing industries based on outstanding engineering capabilities, quality, innovation, global business foundation, and trust. Korea Siemens Digital Industry Division provides integrated solutions from product design to logistics and services to realize a smart manufacturing environment in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Through this cooperation, they plan to effectively provide customers with optimal OT security solutions and services with verified safety.

Daegil Jeong, Head of Consulting Division at Samjeong KPMG, said, "As companies are actively adopting ESG management recently, cybersecurity is expected to increasingly become one of the core indicators in the Social sector." He added, "If Samjeong KPMG's excellent industrial security consulting capabilities combine with Korea Siemens' long-standing industrial technology and experience, it will contribute not only to improving the industrial security level of domestic companies but also to the advancement of ESG management."

Thomas Schmid, Head of Korea Siemens Digital Industry Division, said, "Siemens, as a leader in digitalization, has provided control systems, solutions, and services in measurement and control fields for various process industries such as oil, chemical, power, and steel." He continued, "As the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution begins in earnest, the demand for security technologies for smart factories and production facilities is increasing. We expect a synergy effect by combining Siemens' knowledge and experience in IT-OT convergence in the process industry with Samjeong KPMG's global consulting capabilities."

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