Technology detects. People decide: Inside PAGO Networks’ hybrid MDR strategy

Headquarters Seoul, South Korea

Primary customer size Mid-market and enterprise

Customers More than 300 organizations

Stellar Cyber strengthens PAGO Networks' Open XDR capabilities by providing centralized visibility across multiple security domains and helping analysts correlate events, investigate threats and reduce operational complexity.

Artificial intelligence has not only accelerated cyber threats but also led to more alerts, more signals, and more decisions that demand analysts’ attention – a huge operational challenge for security teams. For PAGO Networks, solving that operational challenge has become the foundation of its approach to managed security services.

Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, PAGO Networks was founded in 2017 with a mission to help organizations transform cybersecurity from alert-driven operations into decision-driven security operations.

Building MDR around better security decisions

PAGO’s approach is built around the idea that cybersecurity depends on empowering people, not replacing them. Its Hybrid MDR model combines AI-powered analytics with experienced analysts who continuously validate threats, prioritize risk, and guide customers through response. The focus is on improving decision-making across security operations, rather than simply adding more automation or managing another set of tools.

That approach has also shaped PAGO’s expansion beyond traditional MDR. Over the past year, PAGO expanded its security operations portfolio to include CTEM and exposure management, while continuing to invest in AI-enabled operations and strategic technology partnerships. PAGO’s proprietary DeepACT Security Operations Platform powers its 24×7 managed security services, including Hybrid MDR, Managed SOC, XDR and CTEM. The company serves more than 300 customers across industries including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and critical infrastructure.

The company reached a major milestone in August 2026 when LG Uplus announced plans to acquire PAGO Networks, citing the company’s strength in threat detection, analysis and response as key assets that will strengthen enterprise security services across authentication, monitoring and incident response.

Strengthening security operations through partnerships

Technology partnerships play an important role in how PAGO delivers its security services. Its partnership with Stellar Cyber strengthens PAGO’s Open XDR capabilities by providing centralized visibility across multiple security domains and enabling analysts to correlate events more efficiently, investigate threats faster and reduce operational complexity.

Combined with PAGO’s expert-led 24×7 Security Operations, the partnership helps customers improve response consistency while strengthening resilience against an increasingly complex threat landscape.

For PAGO Networks, the next generation of cybersecurity isn’t about generating more intelligence; it’s about enabling better decisions. By combining AI-driven technology with experienced security professionals and strong operational processes, PAGO is helping organizations build stronger security operations that can respond to today’s threats and adapt as cyber risks evolve.

“As cybersecurity enters the AI era, success isn’t measured by how many alerts you generate, but by how effectively you help organizations make informed security decisions. Technology detects. People decide. Together, they build Security Operations customers can trust.”

Paul (YoungMok) Kwon, Founder & CEO, PAGO Networks