LG Uplus Unveils Four Next-Gen Security Technologies at MWC26

LG Uplus (032640) announced on the 26th that it will unveil next-generation security technologies to counter cyber threats growing more sophisticated alongside artificial intelligence (AI) expansion at MWC26, the world's largest mobile telecommunications exhibition, opening in Barcelona, Spain on March 2.

The four technologies include: AlphaKey, a cloud-based integrated identity management solution featuring customer-specific AI anomaly detection; homomorphic encryption to be applied to AI calling applications; optical transmission equipment incorporating post-quantum cryptography (PQC); and U+SASE, a next-generation security platform optimized for the generative AI era.

AlphaKey uses AI to learn access and behavior patterns of users and administrators for each client company, detecting abnormal access and internal data breach attempts in real time. The system comprehensively analyzes login locations, devices used, work hours, and access history, automatically blocking connections or requiring additional authentication when unusual access patterns occur. If signs of abnormal behavior emerge after login, the system immediately terminates the connection and automatically notifies administrators. AI-based anomaly detection advances the detection point from "after abnormal behavior occurs" to the "early warning signs" stage.

Homomorphic encryption enables data storage, computation, and search while maintaining encrypted status, making content indecipherable even if data is leaked externally. The technology protects data from being interpreted by hackers even if smartphones are hacked or data is externally compromised. LG Uplus plans to apply homomorphic encryption technology to ixi-O to fundamentally protect against data breaches from hacking.

PQC optical transmission equipment incorporates next-generation cryptographic technology designed based on mathematical problems difficult to solve even with quantum computers. LG Uplus has implemented an integrated interface supporting all the latest post-quantum cryptography algorithms proposed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Korea's Post-Quantum Cryptography Research Group (KpqC). U+SASE combines network and security into a single service, managing security functions through a unified platform unlike conventional approaches that operated multiple security solutions separately.