NAVER Cloud hosts Korea’s first sovereign cloud-based HSM...

Thales has announced it is helping NAVER Cloud launch the first Korean sovereign cloud Hardware Security Module (HSM)-as-a-service powered by Thales’ Luna Network Hardware Security Module. The new service helps businesses meet the strict regulatory and industry mandates for control of their data and encryption as they...

Equinix expands Internet Exchange Ecosystem in South Korea

Equinix has announced that customers in Equinix International Business Exchange SL1 are able to connect with the Internet Exchange (IX) and network services of Korea Internet Neutral Exchange (KINX) and Sejong Telecom’s Korea Internet Exchange (KRIX). Internet Exchanges are the crucial locations where content and access n...

Lazarus employs multi-platform malware framework in series of...

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a series of attacks which use an advanced malware framework, called MATA, to target Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems. In use since spring 2018, the framework is linked to Lazarus – a well-known and prolific North Korean APT group. Malicious toolsets used to target multiple p...

Empyrion DC announces 40MW data centre project in Gangnam, Seoul

Empyrion DC, Asia’s first green data centre developer, has announced that it is developing a 40MW green data centre in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea (GDC). Empyrion DC signed a binding agreement with a local promoter to acquire 100% of the development rights, with plans to invest up to US$400 million in GDC. Closing is...

Bespin Global raises US$75 million in Series-C funding

Bespin Global, a leading cloud technology consulting and management company, signed a US$75 million Series-C funding investment contract with SK Telecom, a wireless telecommunications giant in South Korea. Bespin has raised US$177 million so far, including US$14 million Series-A and US$90 million Series-B. Bespin Global will...

South Korea makes Quantum moves bidding to boosting its...

Korea Quantum Computing and IBM collaborate to bring IBM watsonx and Quantum Computing to Korea and Terra Quantum AG signs MoU with Korean cloud managed services provider MegazoneCloud. Korea Quantum Computing (KQC) has engaged IBM to offer IBM’s most advanced AI software and infrastructure, as well as Quantum Computing...