Global network and security corporations Fortinet said on the 11th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG Uplus to implement an advanced secure access service edge (SASE) service.
With this partnership, the two companies will build next-generation security services optimized for the cloud environment. By combining Fortinet's SASE and network security technology with LG Uplus' telecommunications infrastructure operations capabilities, they plan to introduce security services that meet Korea-specific security compliance.
The two companies plan to cooperate in areas such as technical review and proof-of-concept (PoC) support, joint marketing, and discovering new customers.
The sides said they signed this MOU to respond to the expansion of corporations security threats as work environments shift from office-based to cloud-centered.
Accordingly, the two companies plan to strengthen data protection systems and integrate Fortinet's AI-based security operations (SecOps) technology to improve network management efficiency. Through this, they aim to complete a leading B2B (business-to-business) security service model that combines telecommunications infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI), and the cloud, and to create an environment in which customers can adopt AI technologies with confidence.
Kwon Yong-hyun, head of the Enterprise Business Unit (executive vice president) at LG Uplus, said, "We will expand our cooperation into various security businesses that combine telecommunications infrastructure and AI to support customers' digital transformation."
Thomas De Ryck, vice president of Fortinet, said, "Through this cooperation with LG Uplus, we will implement a SASE service tailored to the Korean market and together build a robust corporations security environment that encompasses AI-based security operations."