Penta Security
Penta Security Systems, Inc.
펜타시큐리티시스템
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| Type |
Private |
| Industry |
IT Security |
| Founded |
1997 |
| Headquarters |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Area served |
Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan (Alphabetical Order) |
| Key people |
Seokwoo Lee (CEO)
John Kirch (Vice President)
Duksoo Kim (CTO)
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| Products |
Application layer firewall, data encryption software, PKI solutions |
| Employees |
100-500 |
| Website |
www.pentasecurity.com |
Penta Security Systems, Inc. (Korean: 펜타시큐리티시스템㈜) is an information technology (IT) security firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Penta Security offers web application security, database security, and public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions.[1]
History
Founded in 1997 by Seokwoo Lee,[2] and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Penta Security Systems Inc. is a provider of web application security products and core technology, with more than 1500 installed customers in government, large enterprise, small and medium business, education, and finance. Its Japanese Office, Penta Security Systems K.K., was incorporated in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan in 2009, and is currently led by Penta Security’s Vice President, John Kirch.[3] Together, Penta Security Systems, Inc. and Penta Security Systems K.K are focusing on the goal of meeting the IT security needs and requirements of organizations across South Korea and Japan, as well as throughout East Asia.[4] In 2010, Penta Security announced its corporate slogan as '긍정적영향력' in Korean, '肯定的な影響力' in Japanese, and 'The positive influence' in English.
Industry recognition
- In 2003, Penta Security was awarded by the South Korean government for completing the e-Government project
- In 2006, D’Amo received the GS (Good Software) Certification from the Telecommunications Technology Association of Korea[5]
- In 2007, WAPPLES received the GS (Good Software) Certification from the Telecommunications Technology Association of Korea[6] [7]
- In 2008, WAPPLES received CC (Common Criteria) Certification
- In 2008, WAPPLES received Security Compatibility Certification from the South Korean National Intelligence Service
- In 2008, WAPPLES received the Intelligent Product Award from South Korea’s Intelligent Information System Society[8]
- In 2009, WAPPLES received the Grand Prize in New Software Product from the South Korean Ministry of Knowledge and Economy[9]
- In 2009, WAPPLES acquired a certificate of conformity to PCI-DSS ver. 1.2 Requirement 6.6'[10]
- In 2009, Penta Security received the “Prime Minister’s Award” in the New Technology Commercialization category from the Korean Ministry of Knowledge and Economy[11]
- In 2010, WAPPLES received the Grand Prize at the 9th Korea Software Competitiveness Awards[12]
- In 2010, Seokwoo Lee was honored in the Senior Information Security Professional category at the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)² Fourth Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements Program.[13]
- In 2010, WAPPLES earned the IPv6 Ready Silver Logo (IPv6) [14]
- In 2011, Penta Security became a member of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)[15]
- Penta Security's database security solution, D’Amo 2.3, received SAP certification[16][17]
Products
WAPPLES
WAPPLES, originally launched in 2005, is a web application firewall (Application layer firewall) that operates on a logic analysis based engine.[18] This web application firewall enables users to protect their web applications from the top ten most critical web application security risks of 2010, as outlined by OWASP.[19][20] WAPPLES received a certificate of conformity to PCI-DSS ver. 1.2 Requirement 6.6[21] common criteria (CC) certification, and is IPv6 ready.[22] WAPPLES has obtained patents in Korea for ‘Method for Detecting a Web Application Attack’ (Patent No. 10-2010-0064363) and ‘Method for Detecting a Web Attack Based on a Security Rule’ (Patent No. 10-2009-0077410), and Penta Security has submitted applications for comparable patents in the US, China, and Japan. Other WAPPLES family products include WAPPLES MS, a centralized management system allowing integrated management of groups of WAPPLES units, and WAPPLES V-Series, a virtual, cloud computing-based equivalent to WAPPLES.[23]
D'Amo
First released in 2004, D’Amo is a data encryption software that enables database security via encryption, access control and audit. D’Amo enables high-speed encryption by column, and allows for the separation of database management from security management through two-tiered access control. Penta Security has patented D’Amo’s ‘Index Column Encryption Method.’[24] Additionally, this product has received the GS (Good Software) Certification from the Telecommunications Technology Association of Korea,[25] as well as several awards from the South Korean government.[26] D’Amo holds three patents, two in Korea and one in the United States. The patents held in Korea are Patent No. 10-0698834, ‘Index Column Encryption Method’ and Patent No. 10-0859162, ‘Query processing system and method for database with encrypted columns by query encryption transformation.’ D’Amo holds a patent for the latter in the US as well, under Patent No.2009/0100033.[27] In August 2011, D’Amo version 2.3 received certification for integration with SAP NetWeaver.[28][29]
Other products
Penta Security’s other products include ISSAC-Web and ISign Plus. Originally launched in 1998 under the name of PACA-Web,[30] ISSAC-Web is a public key infrastructure (PKI) encryption product that enables secure transmissions of data from a web server to a web browser.[31] In 2010, Penta Security launched ISSAC-Web for SmartPhone.[32] ISign Plus is a comprehensive user authentication system that offers a privilege management infrastructure (PMI) through PKI.[33]
Milestones
2011
2010
2009
- The official Japanese subsidiary branch, Penta Security Systems K.K., was incorporated[38]
2008
- D’Amo for DB2 was introduced [39]
2006
2005
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2004
- D’Amo, Penta Security’s database security solution, was introduced[41]
- Penta Security extended sales of D’Amo to Japan
2002
- Penta Security established the PKI project with the South Korean government[42]
2001
- Penta Security introduced their ISign EAM solution[43]
1999
1998
1997
- Penta Security Systems was founded
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See also
References
- ^ Bloomberg Businessweek. "Penta Security Systems, Inc. Snapshot" Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ Bloomberg Businessweek. "Penta Security Systems Inc. Executive Profile: Seokwoo Lee" Retrieved on 07 November 2011
- ^ Bloomberg Businessweek. "Penta Security Systems Inc. Executive Profile: John Kirch" Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ "Penta Security Systems, Inc." Retrieved on 07 November 2011
- ^ TTA인증제품목록 "인증기업 및 제품 상세보기: D'Amo" Retrieved on 07 November 2011
- ^ TTA인증제품목록 "인증기업 및 제품 상세보기: WAPPLES" Retrieved on 07 November 2011
- ^ Korean Information Security Industry Portal "Penta Security, Web fire Wall WAPPLES received the GS certificate" Retrieved on 16 November 2011
- ^ Korea Intelligent Information System Society "학술논문상" Retrieved on 07 November 2011
- ^ etnews.com "신SW 상품대상 3월·4월 수상작 일반 및 임베디드 SW 부문" 30 April 2009, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ JCN Newswire, "Penta Security’s Web Application Firewall, WAPPLES, Awarded PCI DSS Certification in Japan" Published 15 December 2009, Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ boannews.com "펜타시큐리티, 2009 신기술실용화 국무총리 표창 수상" by Jeongwon Kim, 07 November 2009, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ etnews.com "대한민국 SW기업 경쟁력 대상 SW의 금메달리스트들, 세계 향해 날차기" by Insoon Kim, 24 February 2010, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ (ISC)² "News for Immediate Release" by Kitty Chung, 15 July 2010, retrieved on 15 November 2011.
- ^ IPv6Ready.org "Details of Logo 01-000553" Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
- ^ OWASP The Open Web Application Security Project, "Membership", Retrieved on 17 November 2011
- ^ Digital Times "ERP DB암호화 펜타시큐리티시스템 디아모" 24 October 2011, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ SAP "Partner Information Solution Details" 08 Aug 2011, Retrieved 05 December 2011
- ^ "Penta Security Systems, Inc.: WAPPLES" Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ OWASP The Open Web Application Security Project, "OWASP Top 10 for 2010" Last updated on 17 July 2011, retrieved on 15 November 2011.
- ^ OWASP The Open Web Application Security Project, "Web Application Firewall" Last modified on 08 November 2011, retrieved on 15 November 2011.
- ^ JCN Newswire, "Penta Security’s Web Application Firewall, WAPPLES, Awarded PCI DSS Certification in Japan" Published 15 December 2009, Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ IPv6Ready.org "Details of Logo 01-000553" Retrieved on 23 November 2011.
- ^ Quantiq International "Penta Security Launches WAPPLES V-Series, a virtual version of its market-leading Web Application Firewall for Cloud Computing" Published 31 October 2011, Retrieved 07 November 2011.
- ^ Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights Since 1985. "Patent over index column encoding granted" Published 23 April 2007, Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ TTA인증제품목록 "인증기업 및 제품 상세보기: D’Amo " Retrieved on 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Penta Security Awards and Certifications" retrieved on 15 November 2011
- ^ D'Amo Patent [1] photograph taken 05 December 2011, Retrieved 06 December 2011
- ^ SAP "Partner Information Solution Details" 08 Aug 2011, Retrieved 05 December 2011
- ^ Boan News "펜타시큐리티, SAP DB보안 시장진출 본격 시동" by TaeHyeong Kim, 30 Aug 2011, Retrieved 05 December 2011
- ^ Korea Information Security Industry Portal "Penta Security Systems, Inc. Company Info" Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ "Penta Security Systems, Inc.: ISSAC-Web" Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ Korea IT News. "Penta Security Released Security Solution for SmartPhone" by Yoon-jung Jang, Published 04 May 2010, Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ Korea Information Security Industry Portal Site "ISign" Retrieved on 07 November 2011.
- ^ Quantiq International "Penta Security Launches WAPPLES V-Series, a virtual version of its market-leading Web Application Firewall (web application security) for Cloud Computing" Published 31 October 2011, Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ Digital Times "ERP DB암호화 펜타시큐리티시스템 디아모" 24 October 2011, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ SAP "Partner Information Solution Details" 08 Aug 2011, Retrieved 05 December 2011
- ^ boannews.com "펜타시큐리티, 웹방화벽 ‘와플’ 4개 모델 CC인증 획득" by Jeongwon Kim, 21 June 2010, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ Digital Times "펜타시큐리티, 일 지사 설립" by Jingyu Kang, 09 February 2009, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ Digital Times "펜타시큐리티, HW 일체형 DB보안 솔루션 출시" by Hongseok Lee, 09 June 2008, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ Digital Daily "펜타시큐리티, SQL서버 DB정보 보안 솔루션 출시" by Yuji Lee, 30 October 2006, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ Naver News "펜타시큐리티시스템, DB 보안솔루션 출시" by Dongjun Jang, 29 March 2004, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ Naver News "펜타시큐리티, 공무원 인증서 발급용 최상위 인증기관 (GPKI RootCA) 구축" by Hyeona Kim, 09 September 2002, Retrieved 22 November 2011
- ^ Naver News "로그인 한번으로 수십개 전산시스템 접속..'싱글사이온' 선봬" by T.W. Kim, 23 May 2001, Retrieved 22 Nov 2011
- ^ Korea Information Security Industry Portal "Penta Security Systems, Inc. Company Info" Retrieved on 15 November 2011.
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