Secuzen, Director Shin Min-gyu... "Recipient of the Minister of Science and ICT Award"

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] Security technology specialist company Secuzen announced on the 15th that Director Shin Mingyu received the Minister of Science and ICT Award in the personal security category at the '2021 Information Security Industry Night' event hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and organized by the Korea Information Security Industry Association.

The '2021 Information Security Industry Night' event, organized by the Korea Information Security Industry Association, was held to promote cooperation and growth in the information security industry amid a contactless society and digital transformation, and to commend the efforts of industry workers.

The awardee, Director Shin Mingyu of Secuzen, is a key developer of the nationwide electronic signature solution (XecureWeb) used by all citizens, which realized internet banking in the banking sector through the development of PKI-based certificate electronic signature technology in the early 2000s.

Through the development of new electronic signature technology using biometric information, a new technology electronic signature under the '2020 Electronic Signature Act' revision, he enabled electronic subscription in insurance applications where the policyholder and the insured are different, which had not been realized before.

By introducing biometric information-based electronic signatures in the insurance industry, he received high recognition for contributing to innovation in the electronic subscription market as well as the development of IT services for the public, thereby contributing to the advancement of the national information security industry.

Director Shin Mingyu said, “I am pleased to receive this award on behalf of Secuzen, which has long strived to provide stable and reliable bio-electronic signatures,” and added, “As social consensus on the importance of information security grows, I will continue to work hard to contribute to the development of the information security industry.”

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