Republic of Korea · Government-backed delegation
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Korea typically sends a well-organized, government-backed delegation to RSA. KISA (Korea Internet & Security Agency) usually anchors the pavilion, with a mix of government agencies, large conglomerates (Samsung, SK), and curated cybersecurity startups. The pitch tends to be: Korea as a technology-forward, high-threat-environment nation — they live with North Korean cyber ops daily, which shapes their defensive posture in ways that are genuinely instructive.
South Korea has strong R&D in encryption, network security, and endpoint protection. The startup delegation is usually worth scanning — Korean cyber startups often have real production deployments at home before coming to international conferences.
South Korea's national cybersecurity agency — handles internet security policy, incident response coordination, and national cyber defense. Equivalent to CISA in the US context. Typically the anchor presence that legitimizes the whole pavilion.
Korean government body that promotes IT industry growth and international market entry for Korean tech companies. Often the logistics coordinator that brings the startup delegation to RSA.
Samsung's enterprise IT and cloud arm. Has a cybersecurity division covering managed security services, cloud security, and enterprise data protection. Scale and reach within Korean conglomerates (chaebols) is significant.
SK Group's dedicated cybersecurity subsidiary — one of Korea's largest managed security service providers. Covers physical and cyber security convergence, threat intelligence, and SOC operations. Big in Korean banking and critical infrastructure.
Curated group of Korean cybersecurity startups — typically covering AI-driven threat detection, zero-trust networking, cloud security, and identity. The delegation varies year to year. These are the ones worth spending time on: smaller, hungrier, often with real production deployments in Korean finance or telco.
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