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Global WINS

2014 - 2024

- 2024
- 08 Ministerial Award for Strategic Goods Export Control (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
  07 Certified for Excellence in Industry-Academic Cooperation (Minister of Education)
  06 Establishment and Operation of WINS Security Academy
  05 Inclusion as a Middle Market Enterprise (President of Federation of Middle Market Enterprises of Korea)
- 2023
- 12 Selected as Global Security TOP 100
  10 Member of the 2023 Software 1 Billion Club
  06 Certified as KT Cloud Gold Partner
- 2022
- 06 Additional construction of KT Mok-dong control center
  05 Selected as Cyber Security provider for Busan Eco Delta Smart City
- 2021
- 07 Reseller partnership with CrowdStrike
  06 Supplied 100G IPS to Japanese telecommunication companies
  04 Expansion of Cloud MSP business
  01 Achieved AAA grade of strategic material export control voluntary compliance
- 2020
- 12 Chosen as a youth-friendly small giant company
  12 Certified as a family-friendly workplace
  07 Cooperation with SK Broadband for 100G level IPS development
  02 Cooperation with LG Uplus and Intel for 100G level IPS development
- 2019
- 12 Chosen as a youth-friendly small giant company in 2019
  10 Established a KT control center in Mok-dong, Seoul, ROK
  03 Recognized for good KOSDAQ disclosure performance, Korea Exchange
- 2018
- 12 Chosen as a youth-friendly small giant company in 2018
  09 Designated as a strategic material trader under voluntary compliance
  04 New office building relocation in Pangyo, Gyeonggi-do, ROK
- 2017
- 12 Chosen as a youth-friendly small giant company in 2018 (excellence in job security, pay, work-life balance)
  10 Acquired the firewall business of Future System
  09 Held an IR for overseas institutional investors (Singapore, Hong Kong)
- 2016
- 12 Chosen as a promising ICT company, K-Global 300 – Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
  10 Signed an MOU with SK Broadband on domestic 40G ONE development cooperation
  07 Selected as one of the top 100 Korean companies with great social contribution (Korea Management Association)
  06 Attracted KRW 24 billion investment (Crescendo)
  03 Awarded on Taxpayers’ Day – National Tax Service Bundang District Office
- 2015
- 10 Launched the 40G level of large-capacity security solution, 'Sniper ONE' (Japan)
  02 Recognized for good KOSDAQ disclosure performance
- 2014
- 12 Patented for DPI technology applicable to 40G level of large-capacity system
  11 Received a prize at the 4th IP Management Award (Bronze medal)
  03 Company renaming (Wins Technet Co., Ltd. → WINS Co., Ltd.)

Progress & Innovation

2007 - 2013

- 2013
- 12 Won the 10 million dollars Export Tower – Korea International Trade Association
  
  Selected as a next-generation world-class product (intrusion prevention system, 'Sniper IPS')
  03 Released the APT defense solution, 'Sniper APTX'.
- 2012
- 12 Won the 5 million dollars Export Tower - Korea International Trade Association
  
  Patent on “Large volume traffic distribution system for 40G/100G level or over”
  10 69th Annual Police Day – Letter of Appreciation
  07 Won the Global Market Leadership Award in the IPS/IDS segment
  06 Selected as a Korean hidden champion company for fostering – Export-Import Bank of Korea
  Trade Champs Club –Korea Trade Insurance Corporation
  
  Selected as a promising export small and medium enterprise –Head of SMEs and Startups Administration in Gyeonggi
  04 Selected for the Worldclass 300 Project in the software segment - Ministry of Knowledge Economy
- 2011
- 12 Released the 10G level high-performance firewall, UTM.
  10 Appointed as a company specialized in public agency security control - Ministry of Knowledge Economy
  05 Re-listed on the KOSDAQ
  01 Split the security business. Re-established ‘WINS Technet’.
- 2010
- 09 Certified under the Information Security Management System (ISMS)
  03 Relocated the office building. (in the Pangyo Venture Valley, Gyeonggi, ROK)
  Released the VoIP-dedicated firewall, ‘Sniper VF’
- 2008
- 12 Released the 10G level high-performance Intrusion Prevention System (IPS).
  11 Released 10G level high-performance anti-DDoS.
  06 Launched the integrated risk control system, ‘Sniper WMS’.
  04 Launched the DDoS defense-dedicated equipment, ‘Sniper DDX’
- 2007
- 12 Constructed a local administrative network system in Cambodia.
  11 Technology provision to Fujitsu, Full-scale business in Japan
  
  Launched the comprehensive risk analysis and processing system, ‘Sniper TSMA’.
  10 Presidential Stone Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit - Korea Venture Business Award
  06 M&A with NowCom, incorporation into a subsidiary
  Launched the web security product, Sniper WAF.
  03 Released a 10G high-performance intrusion detection system (IDS).

Foundation & growth

1998 - 2006

- 2006
- 10 Won a supply order to supply KT 10G traffic collecting device.
  07Released the threat forecast/warning service, ‘Secure Cast v5.0’.
- 2005
- 11 IPS supply to Korean, Philippine, and Myanmar governments
  10 Won a project to sophisticate the security system of KT superhigh speed national network (Pubnet).
  09 Signed an exclusive IPS distributor deal with Japan’s Secure Soft.
  05 Signed an MOU with HanaroTelecom on 10G level IDS development cooperation.
  02 CEO Daeyeon Kim elected for the chairperson of Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA).
- 2004
- 12 Supplied security systems to 12 Chinese key organizations including the Chinese Ministry of Public Security and People’s Procuratorate
  11 Signed an IPS channel contract with China’s FounderSoft
  10 Released high-performance 2.5GIGA IDS for high-speed backbone network
  
  Won an order to provide threat control system for the KT Pubnet.
  06 Awarded as a person of merit for information service provider – Presidential award
  03 Office relocation (SH Corporation building, 14-5, Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, ROK)
- 2003
- 12 Listed on the KOSDAQ (IPO)
  09 Passed the KOSDAQ preliminary examination.
  08 Sniper IDS, certified by the National Administration for the Protection of State
  07 Released SNIPER IPS.
- 2002
- 12 Won the Information Communication SME of the year in 2002 – Award of the Minister for Information and Communication
  First export of gigabit IDS to Japan
  10 IDS export to China’s Qinghai Telecom, etc.
  09 SNIPER trademark registration
  07 Designated as an Export Promising Small and Medium Business by the SME Administration
  Chosen as a promising smaller enterprise by Kookmin Bank Intrusion detection system, certified by China’s Ministry of Public Security.
  02 Intrusion detection system, listed on the US CVE
- 2001
- 12 Sniper, chosen as an " IT hit product’ (Digital Times)
  10 Business partnership on Sniper with NSH (Japan’s system house)
  09 Established Giga IDS for SK Telecom.
  05 GIGA IDS commercialization first time in the industry
  04 Established intrusion detection system in the national ultrahigh speed network of Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs
- 2000
- 03 Released the intrusion detection system, ‘Sniper IDS’.
- 1999
- 09 Office relocation (Taewang Building, 719-6, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, ROK)
  06 Developed a network monitoring system (NMS).
- 1998
- Joined the security business.