MUN Chong-hyun 문종현
Genians
지니언스
Head 센터장
문종현 이사는 보안전문 기업 지니언스의 시큐리티센터장이다. 1996년부터 악성 프로 그램 위협 배후 분야 등에서 연구 조사 활동을 시작한 문 이사는 지난 20 여년간 국가차원의 해킹 조직 연구에 몰두하고 있으며, 2014 년 12 월 한국수력원자력에 대한 북한 발 해킹 공격을 조기에 발견해, 신속한 민관협력에 대한 공로를 인정받아 정보보호유공 국무총리 표창을 수상하였다. 2019년북한 휴먼 인텔리전스 연구 공로를 인정받아 홍콩에서 열린 아시아태평양 정보보호 ISLA 공로자로 선정되었고, 북한 사이버 위협 대응 공로와 정보보호 산업발전 기여로 과학기술정보통신부 장관 표창을 수상하였다.

Mr. Mun Chong Hyun is currently the director and head of the security center at Genians, an IT security company. He was born in January 1977 in Seoul, Korea and majored in electrical and electronic engineering. Since 1996, he has been conducting research into malware threats. In August 2001, he had an online conversation with a person who claimed that he is a member of the North Korean military and attending Mirim University, and this led him to conduct full-scale research on North Korea's cyber threat activities. For the past 20 years, Mr. Mun has been immersed in the study of state-sponsored hacking organizations. In December 2014, he was awarded the Prime Minister's Commendation for Information Security Merit in recognition for having contributed to the prompt public-private response against North Korean hacking attacks targeting the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Center. In 2019, he was named the ISLA Information Security Merit at an awards ceremony held in Hong Kong for his research related to human intelligence in North Korea. He also received a commendation from the Ministry of Science and ICT for his contributions against North Korean cyber threats and the development of the information security industry.