Genians' Operating Profit Up 274% in First Nine Months... Record Results Amid AI Hacking Threats

Genians, an AI security integration platform company, significantly improved profitability on the back of growth in its network access control (NAC) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) businesses. Growth in subscription-based businesses, including cloud-based services and managed detection and response (MDR), also contributed to the improvement.

Genians said on November 12 that consolidated revenue for the first nine months of 2026 reached KRW 38.7 billion, while operating profit totaled KRW 8.1 billion. These figures represented increases of 24.0% and 273.9%, respectively, from the same period a year earlier. The operating margin rose 14.0 percentage points, from 6.9% in the same period last year to 20.9%.

Growth in both of its core businesses, NAC and EDR, drove the improved results. The NAC division continued to win large-scale contracts from public institutions and local governments, while demand from the defense and hospital sectors also increased. Demand for integrated network security projects at large manufacturing companies and for expansion into overseas branches also contributed to growth.

Its integrated endpoint security solution, Genian Insights E (EDR and antivirus), also posted growth. New deployments increased across a range of industries, including the public, defense, and financial sectors, while existing customers continued to expand licenses for additional endpoints. The company said demand for EDR, which detects and tracks anomalous behavior in real time, has increased as cyberattacks using artificial intelligence (AI) have grown more sophisticated.

Subscription services and overseas operations are also expanding. The cumulative number of customers for its cloud-based NAC service has surpassed 300, and the number of MDR customers receiving EDR as a service has also grown. As growth continues in the Middle East market, the company is winning new customers in the United States and Asia-Pacific (APAC) and expanding its local partner channels.

Genians is focused on the shift in corporate security needs from after-the-fact responses to real-time, proactive defense as automated hacking attacks that exploit AI become more widespread. In response, it has launched the Genians Security Platform (GSP), an integrated AI security platform that leverages visibility across networks and endpoints to support everything from blocking threat exposure and detecting anomalous behavior to isolating compromised endpoints.

Beyond individual security solutions, GSP provides an integrated operational framework combining cyber threat intelligence (CTI) with professional managed detection and response (MDR) services. The company aims to help businesses and institutions struggling to secure qualified cybersecurity personnel build the capacity to respond around the clock.

Genians is also pursuing expansion into the next-generation security market. It plans to officially launch a post-quantum cryptography (PQC)-based “Quantum Security Gateway” by the end of 2026. The company intends to expand its business into quantum security, following AI and cloud, to meet future security needs.

“With AI cyber threats becoming a reality and the government’s policies to strengthen security accountability taking full effect, we have demonstrated our value as a platform company through our unrivaled technological capabilities and record-high results,” said Lee Dongbeom, CEO of Genians. “Building on our integrated AI security platform and proactive defense framework, we will become a strong shield safeguarding the Republic of Korea’s national cybersecurity.”

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