[Market Movers] Cybersecurity Stocks Like Hanssak Surge Amid SKT Incident

As of 9:30 a.m. on April 28, cybersecurity-related companies were showing strong performance on the KOSDAQ market, with Hanssak hitting the upper price limit. Hanssak was trading at 6,890 won, up 30% from the previous day's closing price. Other strong performers included Monitorlab (22.22%), Sandslab (16.22%), Dreamsecurity (13.13%), and Aton (13.03%).

Hanssak, a cybersecurity solutions company established in 1992, is recognized for its high level of technological sophistication, as evidenced by its defense security control system 'SecureGate' receiving a Grade 1 Good Software Certification (GS Certification). Recently, the company also launched 'Osguard,' a solution that detects hidden security threats in encrypted network traffic.

Since its founding in 2005, Monitorlab has grown into a leading domestic integrated application security company, based on its high-performance application proxy technology, packet processing technology, and extensive experience in developing and operating various security solutions. The company has particular strengths in the web firewall and secure web gateway service sectors.

Sandslab, established in 2004, is a company specializing in AI-based cyber threat intelligence (CTI), operating malware analysis platforms and network security solutions. The company is also developing AI-based security-specialized LLMs in collaboration with LG Uplus and others.

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