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Leader in maritime and ship cybersecurity

Founded in 2016 by cybersecurity experts, CYTER has secured core technologies that meet the diverse needs of customers through cybersecurity technology development and threat analysis required for smart ships and autonomous ships. Cybersecurity technology specialized for marine/ship requires challenging and futuristic thinking and problem solving. Our problem recognition and solution methods have been verified through various specialized papers and conferences.

We have developed and supplied our ship cybersecurity solution CYTUR and are aiming to upgrade our products through continuous R&D and collaboration.

CYTUR Inc. CEO Yonghyun Jo

About Us

Company Name

CYTUR Inc.

CEO

Yonghyun Jo

Founded

June 7th, 2016

Address

Gasan KS Tower, Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Contact

sales@cytur.net

VISION

we solve our customers problems and provide efficient values through innovative technologies and perspectives.

MISSION

The global Company for maritime cybersecurity with the best expertise and skills

HISTORY

2025

Mar.

Obtained Innovation Endorsement Certification through Class NK (TM,SCP)

Mar.

Obtained ISO 9001/27001 Integrated Certification through Korean Register

May.

Exhibited at MADEX 2025 (Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition)

Jul.

Obtained Innovation Endorsement Certification through Class NK (MCTI)

2024

Jan.

Seoul Geumcheon District Selected as a Leading Job Creation Company

Mar.

Relocated head office to Gasan KS Tower, Units 901–905, Seoul

Jun.

Selected for the 2024 AI Security Prototype Development Support Program by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)

Nov.

IMO Annual Symposium Presentation

Dec.

Pre-Series A Investment Raised

2023

Apr.

Delivered a professional training lecture on maritime cyber threat response for the Korea Coast Guard

May.

Participated in a National Assembly forum on maritime cybersecurity threats

May.

Ministry of National Defense (DAPA) selected for ship cybersecurity technology development project

May.

Selected for Smart Ship Cybersecurity Enhancement Project by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)

Jun.

Selected as an excellent paper for MADEX (ship technology/weapon system)

Jul.

Hosted a workshop for a pilot project on strengthening security in integrated services using advanced technology

Aug.

Participated in the 2023 Korea Maritime and Fisheries Job Fair to secure professional talent

Aug.

Received a Letter of Appreciation at the 70th Anniversary of the Korea Coast Guard

Aug.

Registered patent for “Method and Device for Detecting Ship Network Intrusion”

Sep.

Participated in the 2nd Expert Forum on Maritime Cybersecurity

Sep.

Changed company name to CYTUR Inc.

Sep.

Presented at the 2023 Maritime & Ship Cybersecurity Workshop

2022

Feb.

Presented at the 2022 Maritime Ship Security GRC Workshop hosted by the Korea Institute of Information Security and Cryptology (KIISC)

Feb.

Presented at Hanwha Ocean’s Next-Generation Advanced Naval Smart Technology Forum

Mar.

MSS selected for Smart Ship Deception R&D project

May.

Published a paper at the Naval Science and Technology Society

Jun.

Participated in Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) Open Innovation Program

Oct.

CYTUR trademark registration

Nov.

Hosted a cybersecurity technology exchange meeting with Hanwha Ocean

Nov.

Attended international crime response seminar hosted by the Korea Coast Guard

Dec.

Launched CYTUR-TI

Dec.

Presented at the Smart Green Energy Shipbuilding Conference

Dec.

Released CYTUR-TI

2021

Mar.

Venture Association selected a leading technology company.

2020

Jan.

Corporate name change. DS Lab Company Inc.

Apr.

The Ministry of Employment and Labor selects a job employment support project suitable for the new year.

Apr.

Seoul Metropolitan Government selects companies that participate in the New Deal Internship Smart City.

May.

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries selected cloud funding support project.

Jun.

DSLAB COMPANY – Korea University Ship Cybersecurity Technology Research

Sep.

Ship Cybersecurity System Research (CEO) Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries,

Dec.

Ministry of SMEs and Venture Business, Didimdol Startup Technology Development Task

Dec.

2020.12 Korea National Intelligence Service adopted (2 cases)

2019

Mar.

Venture Association’s Best Company Selection

Apr.

Patent Registration [Personality Analysis Device Using Bio Information (Handwriting)]

2018

Sep.

Securing the ETRI patent previous (Video Monitoring Device Using AR)

Sep.

Selection of Digital Forensics Advisory Committee by the National Police Agency (CEO Yonghyun Cho)

2017

Jun.

Venture Business Certification

Sep.

Korea University Graduate School of Information Security R&D Industry-Academic Cooperation MOU.

2016

Jun.

Established KJ Consulting Co., Ltd.

Jul.

Registered as a certified SME (Small and Medium Enterprise)

Aug.

Signed an agreement to establish a specialized information security law firm

Dec.

CEO Yonghyun Cho appointed as an advisor to the Supreme Court’s Digital Forensics Advisory Committee

Awards and Certification

[ Certification ] Innovation Endorsement(MCTI)

[ Certification ] Innovation Endorsement(TM)

[ Certification ] Innovation Endorsement(SCP)

[ Certification ] ISO 9001(Quality Management)

[ Certification ] ISO 27001(Information Security Management Systems)

[ Paper ] A Study on the Establishment of Dataset for Intrusion Detection of NMEA Protocol: Using MITRE ATT&CK ICS Framework

[ Paper ] Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Ship: Potential Cyber Threats and Security

[ Paper ] Cyberattack Models for Ship Equipment Based on the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

[ Paper ] Formulating Cybersecurity Requirements for Autonomous Ships Using the SQUARE Methodology

[ Paper ] Trend Analysis of Korean Naval ship and Marine Industry Research of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Technology as a Future Defense Strategy Trend

[ Paper ] V-model based method for warship cyber security design

[ Paper ] Study for Development of Educational Content for the Maritime Industry using Metaverse

[ Paper ] Implementation of the cyber-deception technology for the ship

way to come

#903, Gasan KS Tower, 30, Beotkkot-ro 36-gil, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
By subway
Get off at Gasan Digital Complex (Line 1, Line 7) → 7-minute walk from Exit 6
By bus
Get off at Gasan Police Station → 5-minute walk
Get off at Geumcheon Fashion Outlet intersection → 5-minute walk