What We’re About: APAC market share leader, Penta Security Systems Inc.

Seoul, Korea: In 1997, founder Seokwoo Lee saw that there would be a need for web and data security in Korea. As collaboration needs grow and business processes migrate to the cloud en masse, information exchanged and shared on the web was becoming increasingly sensitive. There needed to be emphasis for enterprises to secure their data in order to function in this society.

Penta Security Systems Inc. covered this need, and has been covering it for the past twenty years. Since then, they have developed their Web Application Firewall (WAF), WAPPLES, with groundbreaking signature-free technology using the COCEP™ (Contents Classification and Evaluation Processing) engine. Through this technology, Penta Security protects more than 117,000 websites. Additionally, it blocks more than 108,000,000 web attacks per month.

Having built relationships globally among enterprises and institutions, Penta Security Systems has grown rapidly along with the rise in demand for security products and services. In 2015, WAPPLES was acknowledged by Frost & Sullivan as the leading WAF in the APAC region in terms of market share and has been the leading WAF in Korea for three consecutive years.

Because of the innovation in traditional and future fields of information security, Frost & Sullivan selected Penta Security Systems as the Asian Cyber Security Vendor of the Year in 2016. They specifically recognized that the company continues to make headway into new industries like smart factory security and connected car security.

Penta Security ultimately believes that everyone should have the right to live in a secure and protected online society without the fear of potential intrusion by cyber criminals. If interested in partnering, or to hear more about Penta Security’s products, solutions, or services - visit www.pentasecurity.com or send an email to the Global team.