Penta Security

Penta Security Inc. (Korean: 펜타시큐리티) is a South Korean global cybersecurity company that provides database encryption products, web application firewall(WAF) SaaS, WAF appliance, and cloud security products.^[2][3] Its headquarters is located in Seoul, South Korea, and it is considered as one of the country’s first-generation security firms.^[4][5]

Penta Security Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	IT security
Founded	July 21, 1997; 28 years ago (1997-07-21) in Seoul, South Korea
Founder	Seokwoo Lee
Headquarters	Yeoido, Seoul , South Korea
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Tae Gyun Kim (CEO)
Products	Web application firewall, Database encryption, PKI solution, Cloud Security
Brands	D.AMO, WAPPLES, Cloudbric
Number of employees	201-500 (2024).[1]
Website	pentasecurity.com

History

Penta Security was founded on July 21, 1997, by Seokwoo Lee.^[6] In 2004, the company launched D.AMO (previous name: D’Amo), the first database encryption product to be commercialized in South Korea.^[7] The following year, in April 2005, it released web application firewall appliance product WAPPLES.^[8] Penta Security established a local subsidiary, Penta Security Systems K.K., in Japan in January 2009.^[9] In October 2014, the company introduced the pilot service of its cloud-based web application firewall, Cloudbric.^[10]

In 2022, Tae Gyun Kim, the formal Vice President, was appointed as CEO (Chief Executive Officer).^[11] Penta Security established Penta Security VIVA Co., Ltd. in Vietnam in August 2023.^[12]

In October 2024, the company opened a branch office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.^[13][14]

Products and Services

Data Encryption

D.AMO^[15] was the first South Korean DB encryption service provided^[16] in South Korea.^[17] Its previous name was D'amo, but changed its name in to D.AMO in 2024.^[18]

Web Application Firewall

WAPPLES^[19][20][21] is WAF provided by Penta Security on an appliance (hardware) format. It includes API, SSL, and L7 security defenses.^[22] WAPPLES utilizes its own logic-based detection AI COCEP™ engine.^[23]

Cloud Security

Cloudbric is a brand for SECaaS in cloud security.^[24] The core products are Cloudbric WAF+ and Cloudbric Managed Rules for AWS, which are cloud-based web application firewalls. Unlike other products by Penta Security, where they focus mainly on B2B services, Cloudbric also provide a VPN as a B2C service.^[25] Cloudbric WAF+ is based on WAPPLES where it uses a logic-based detection engine and a deep learning artificial intelligence engine.^[23]