INITECH Launches Full-Scale Response to 'Mythos Shock'... Strengthens Next-Generation Defense with PQC and Hybrid Security

Concerns are growing over the digital security environment as Anthropic's next-generation AI model "Mythos," which was recently released, rapidly advances its vulnerability detection and attack code generation capabilities. Amid these changes, domestic first-generation security company INITECH announced on April 21 that it is strengthening its response capabilities based on post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and hybrid key exchange technology.

Within the industry, there are predictions that high-performance AI models like Mythos, when combined with future advances in quantum computing, could bring forward the arrival of "Q-Day," which threatens the public key infrastructure (PKI) systems that underpin internet banking and e-commerce. Q-Day refers to the point at which quantum computers can effectively render existing cryptographic systems obsolete. As AI becomes able to precisely analyze system vulnerabilities and identify attack vectors—and, in the long term, with the possibility of quantum computers decrypting encrypted data—there is a growing emphasis on the need to transition security systems.

INITECH has responded to these environmental changes by adopting "agility" and "redundancy" as core strategies and pushing for technological advancement. The company applies its self-developed PQC cryptographic module across its key security solutions, including PKI-based authentication, database security, communication channel encryption, and zero trust. Through this approach, INITECH has established a foundation that enables a gradual transition to a PQC-based environment without the need for a complete overhaul of its existing infrastructure.

In particular, for communication channel security, INITECH has introduced a "hybrid key exchange" method that utilizes both conventional public key cryptography and PQC algorithms simultaneously. This technology is based on the standard direction of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) ETSI TS 103 744 and generates encryption keys by combining proven existing algorithms such as ECC with PQC.

This hybrid approach is effective in compensating for the potential vulnerabilities of PQC, which still has a short verification period. If a problem occurs with PQC, the existing cryptographic system serves as a defense, and conversely, if conventional cryptography becomes vulnerable to quantum computers, PQC takes on the role of protection—thereby realizing a "dual security" structure.

An INITECH spokesperson said, "AI-based threats like Mythos are beginning to exploit vulnerabilities even before security patches are applied, resulting in a race against time. By rapidly implementing PQC cryptographic modules and international-standard-based hybrid security technology, we will support our customers in responding to Q-Day and AI threats in a safer and more flexible manner."

Founded in 1997, INITECH has built its information security infrastructure based on authentication and encryption technologies. Recently, the company has been continuously expanding its research and development efforts in future security technologies such as zero trust, N2SF, AI, and post-quantum cryptography.

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