Samsung Electronics Hosts the 6th Samsung Security Technology Forum

Your Every Experience, Safely Secured

At the 6th Samsung Security Technology Forum, Seunghyun Jun, President and Head of Samsung Research, is delivering the welcome address.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Han Yeju] Samsung Electronics announced on the 23rd that it will hold the '6th Samsung Security Technology Forum (SSTF)' online.

The 'Samsung Security Technology Forum' is an event where academia and industry experts participate to share the latest technologies and trends in the field of security technology. This year, it was held under the theme "Trust with Samsung: across all your experiences."

In his welcoming speech, Seunghyun Jun, President of Samsung Research, said, "Samsung Electronics always prioritizes customer security and privacy protection," adding, "We provide cutting-edge security at all layers?from hardware and software to online services?to ensure customers' daily lives are safe and to build a foundation of trust in our products."

He then introduced Samsung Research's main research directions, including ▲building a security foundation using hardware Root of Trust ▲eliminating security vulnerabilities through automated tools and technologies ▲providing seamless and secure user experiences across various Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Hwang Yongho, Senior Vice President and Head of the Security & Privacy Team at Samsung Research, introduced Samsung Electronics' efforts to protect users' personal information securely based on strong security technologies in his keynote speech and announced that these contents will be shared through the Security & Privacy page on Samsung Electronics' website.

Following this, invited lectures were given by leading scholars in the field of security technology, including ▲Daniel Jenkins, Professor at the Cybersecurity and Privacy Research Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA ▲Muthu Venkitasubramaniam, Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Georgetown University, USA ▲Weidong Chui, Manager at Microsoft Research, USA ▲Jihun Kang, Professor in the School of Computing, KAIST.

In the Samsung technology session, recent major research topics in the security field by Samsung Research researchers were introduced along with security activities of business divisions. Additionally, an online hacking experience zone was operated, allowing participation from beginners to advanced hackers.

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