SK shieldus said on the 6th it will push ahead with a pilot by applying an operational technology/industrial control system (OT/ICS) incident response platform that integrates the entire process from detecting warning signs to analysis and response at an EcoPro plant.
The pilot was pursued as EcoPro proactively strengthened its security framework across its production processes. EcoPro has advanced its infrastructure and integrated security monitoring system centered on domestic and overseas plants, and recently expanded the scope of security to the production equipment domain.
In particular, because production stability is a core competitive edge in the secondary battery industry, a security framework that can swiftly identify threats and perform integrated operations from detection to response is essential. However, in existing OT environments, security systems are dispersed by equipment, making integrated response difficult, and the closed nature of networks has limited the application of IT security. In addition, a market structure centered on single foreign vendors has raised adoption burdens for small and midsize corporations.
Accordingly, SK shieldus plans to pilot-apply an integrated OT/ICS incident response platform that can manage and respond to security threats in a unified way at EcoPro's Pohang plant. As part of the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA)'s "2026 integrated security model development pilot project," the platform was designed in collaboration with MENEINSOFT, AMZIN, and SsenStone to integrate authentication/access management, threat detection, and response functions to protect industrial environments across the board.
The company said it secured both operational stability and response accuracy by applying a "non-intrusive" method that enables security without changes to equipment or networks and a human-in-the-loop (HITL) structure in which experts participate in final decisions after detection. Based on a modular structure, it also offers the flexibility to adopt and expand step by step according to the size and environment of corporations.
An EcoPro official said, "Through this pilot, we plan to verify the platform's performance and operational stability in a real production environment and establish a standard OT/ICS security model applicable to various industrial sites," adding, "Based on the pilot results, we will also review expanded application to domestic business sites."
Kim Byung-mu, head of cyber security at SK shieldus (executive vice president), said, "Through this pilot, we will verify an integrated response model optimized for on-site environments and work to strengthen cyber resilience across industry."