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SANDS Lab and Microsoft Korea sign agreement to develop Azure-based cybersecurity technology

Mar 26, 2024Press Coverage

Big data and big tech companies collaborate to advance AI security Supporting global market entry and launches for Korean cybersecurity technology Maximizing infrastructure use for global-level performance and competitiveness

SANDS Lab and Microsoft Korea sign agreement to develop Azure-based cybersecurity technology


  • Big data and big tech companies collaborate to advance AI security
  • Supporting global market entry and launches for Korean cybersecurity technology
  • Maximizing infrastructure use for global-level performance and competitiveness



한국마이크로소프트 본사에서 진행된 업무 협약식에서 (왼쪽부터)샌즈랩 김기홍 대표, 한국마이크로소프트 이웅세 SMC 부문장이 기념 촬영을 하는 모습.

Photo. SANDS Lab CEO Kim Ki-hong (left) and Microsoft Korea SMC lead Lee Woong-se at the agreement ceremony at Microsoft Korea headquarters.


AI and big data security company SANDS Lab will begin developing next-generation AI-based cybersecurity technology in collaboration with Microsoft Korea.


SANDS Lab announced on the 26th that it signed an agreement with Microsoft Korea to develop next-generation AI cybersecurity technology based on Azure.


SANDS Lab operates CTX, a cyber threat intelligence service using AI and big data, and the MNX network detection and response solution. It also pursues cybersecurity R&D and technical partnerships involving generative AI and LLMs.


The partnership covers advancing Azure-based next-generation AI and cybersecurity technologies, identifying new business models, and supporting global launches and marketing.


The companies will apply next-generation AI such as ChatGPT to cybersecurity. SANDS Lab plans to enter markets quickly by efficiently using Microsoft infrastructure for the requirements of security technology R&D.


Microsoft Korea’s Lee Woong-se said, “SANDS Lab has innovative security capabilities that combine big data with AI. We will fully support the company in applying next-generation AI to gain competitiveness in Asia and the global cybersecurity market.”


CEO Kim Ki-hong said, “Microsoft is the ideal partner for commercializing next-generation AI and achieving global-level performance and scalability. We plan to create business models for efficient, proactive cybersecurity environments.”