“Genians, Potential for Continued Growth Despite Recession Concerns”

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] On the 9th, Samsung Securities introduced Genieons as the No. 1 domestic NAC and EDR solution information security company that can sustain growth despite concerns about an economic downturn.

Genieons is an information security software company established in 2005. Its main solutions are NAC (Network Access Control) and EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response). In the first half of this year, its consolidated sales amounted to 15.4 billion KRW, and operating profit was 1.8 billion KRW, increasing by 36.5% and 131.1% respectively compared to the same period last year. By segment, product sales accounted for 12.8 billion KRW (83.3%) and service sales 2.6 billion KRW (16.7%).

Researcher Ho-in Kwak of Samsung Securities stated in the report, “The main investors in the domestic information security industry are the government and financial institutions. As the level of security threats has recently become more sophisticated, the zero trust security framework is spreading,” adding, “Accordingly, the level of information security is becoming more advanced, so it is necessary to pay attention to companies that have irreplaceable strengths in specific security solutions. Genieons holds the No. 1 market share in the domestic NAC and EDR solution sectors and can benefit from the growth of the information security market.”

Researcher Kwak explained, “The NAC business serves as Genieons’ main revenue source and cash cow. The global NAC market is expected to grow at an average annual rate of over 10% until 2025, and the domestic market is estimated to grow at 20%, exceeding that,” adding, “Genieons is expanding its private sector clients based on its overwhelming market share in the public sector, and with the launch of cloud NAC, it is targeting global niche markets and domestic small and medium-sized customers to diversify its revenue sources.”

He continued, “The EDR business is the company’s new growth engine, having secured 120 cumulative customers in the first half of this year and a 73% share of the public procurement market, successfully entering a phase of full-scale revenue growth,” and forecasted, “Especially with the spread of the zero trust security framework, demand for traditional antivirus/firewall-based blocking information security solutions is decreasing. As the only domestic developer of a global-level EDR solution, Genieons is expected to benefit.”

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