Samsung SDS Joins US Standard Technology Institute Project to Secure Future Encryption Technology

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Choi] Samsung SDS announced on the 25th that it is participating in the quantum-resistant encryption transition project led by the Cybersecurity Center (NCCoE) under the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), together with 13 global companies including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, and Microsoft, as the only domestic company in Korea.

Quantum-resistant encryption is a technology that will replace the existing public-key encryption systems threatened by advances in quantum computing technology. Through this project, NIST plans to prepare technologies and products that help detect devices and applications vulnerable to quantum computer attacks that could disable existing encryption systems, and transition them to encryption systems resistant to quantum computers.

Samsung SDS, together with its subsidiary Secui, will apply the encryption algorithm detection technology they developed to Secui's firewall products. They will conduct research to automatically detect existing encryption systems vulnerable to quantum computer attacks across numerous devices and applications on the network and transition them to quantum-resistant encryption systems.

As many companies are recently transitioning their business systems to the cloud, Samsung SDS also plans to support the transition of existing encryption systems applied to customer cloud infrastructures and applications to quantum-resistant encryption.

Lee Sang-wook, Head of Samsung SDS Research Institute (Vice President), said, “Samsung SDS’s security capabilities and technological expertise have been recognized, allowing us to participate in the NIST-led quantum-resistant encryption transition project. We will accelerate research on quantum-resistant encryption technology and the development of products and services in collaboration with participating companies.”

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