SK Shieldus said Thursday it is pursuing a pilot project by applying an operational technology (OT·ICS) threat response platform, which integrates the entire process from anomaly detection to analysis and response, at battery maker Ecopro (086520).
The pilot was launched as Ecopro strengthens the security framework across its production processes. Ecopro has been upgrading its infrastructure and integrated security control systems centered on its domestic and overseas plants, and has recently expanded the scope of security to production facilities.
Because production stability is a core competitive edge in the battery industry, a security framework that can swiftly identify threats and integrate everything from detection to response is essential. However, in existing OT environments, security systems are dispersed by facility, making integrated response difficult, and the closed network characteristics limit the application of IT security. In addition, a market structure centered on single foreign vendors created a high adoption burden for small and mid-sized enterprises.
In response, SK Shieldus is piloting an integrated OT/ICS threat response platform that can manage and respond to security threats in an integrated manner at Ecopro's Pohang plant. The platform is part of the Korea Internet & Security Agency's (KISA) "2026 Integrated Security Model Development Pilot Project," and is designed to protect the entire industrial environment by integrating authentication and access management, threat detection, and response functions in cooperation with companies including Manyinsoft, Amzin, and SSenStone.
In particular, it applies a "Non-intrusive" method that can apply security without changing facilities or networks, and a "HITL (Human-in-the-Loop)" structure in which experts participate in final decisions after detection, securing both operational stability and response accuracy. It also has the flexibility to be adopted and expanded in stages according to a company's size and environment, based on a modular structure.
"Through this pilot, we plan to verify the platform's performance and operational stability in an actual production environment and establish an OT/ICS security standard model applicable to various industrial sites," an Ecopro official said. "Based on the pilot results, we also plan to review expanding its application to domestic business sites."
Kim Byung-moo, head of SK Shieldus' cybersecurity division (vice president), stressed, "To secure visibility and response speed at operational sites, it is important to integrate and manage the security systems scattered across the OT environment into a single platform." He added, "Through this pilot, we will verify an integrated response model optimized for on-site environments and strengthen cyber resilience across the industry."
