Google Cloud is launching an artificial intelligence (AI)-based security platform in Korea. As the threat of cyberattacks leveraging high-performance AI models grows, the aim is to enable domestic financial and public institutions to use Google's AI security capabilities in a local environment without concerns about sensitive data being leaked overseas.
Google Cloud said at a media briefing held at the Google Korea office in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 17th that it will introduce the Google Security Operations Platform (SecOps) at the Google Cloud Seoul region (data center).
The platform is a cloud-based, integrated security solution that combines Google's global threat intelligence and large-scale AI technology to automate corporations' security teams' detection, investigation and response tasks. AI quickly detects signs of cyberattacks and singles out threats that require priority response, while organizing and providing the information needed for investigation and response to improve security operations efficiency.
Domestic corporations can use the platform without having to transfer security data to overseas servers. In particular, for financial and public institutions that handle sensitive information such as security logs and analysis data, where data storage location is crucial. Through services based on the Seoul region, Google Cloud plans to reduce regulatory burdens and support domestic corporations' transition to cloud security.
Jagdish Mahapatra, head of Google Cloud Security for Japan and Asia Pacific (JAPAC), said, "This is the time for security suited to the AI era. Security design must also be based on multicloud and multi-AI," and added, "Launching the Google Security Operations Platform in the Seoul region will be a new inflection point for Korea's cybersecurity. While meeting domestic corporations' Data Sovereignty requirements, we will deliver Google's AI technology and threat visibility capabilities directly to corporations."
Google Cloud's strategy is to use AI to change the traditional way security operations centers (SOC) are run. In the past, humans monitored and intervened across all systems; going forward, AI agents will handle repetitive tasks end to end, and people will serve as final overseers.
The Google Security Operations Platform analyzes security data from endpoints, networks and browsers in real time and, through Gemini-based AI agents, filters for signs of attacks with a high likelihood of real threat. It also automatically presents investigation and response measures, improving the efficiency of security operations.
Mahapatra said, "A process that used to take an average of about 30 minutes to detect signs of hacking and recover now finishes in just 60 seconds," and emphasized, "By adopting this kind of agentic (autonomous) defense system, corporations can cut security breach risk and operating expense by up to 70%."
Google Cloud plans to step up cooperation with domestic partners such as Bespin Global, LG CNS and Megazone Cloud to spread the Google Security Operations Platform. Building on each company's customer networks and infrastructure expertise, the strategy is to support corporations in establishing AI-based security systems. In particular, this Seoul launch aligns with the financial authorities' easing of network separation rules and is expected to drive broader adoption, especially in the financial sector.
Mahapatra said, "Building the Security Operations Platform in the Seoul region will be a new inflection point for Korea's cybersecurity," and added, "We will help domestic corporations and institutions fully comply with regulatory guidelines while equipping themselves with world-class AI defense systems."