ZIENJan 2026Successful exploit
AWARDS · CERTIFICATIONSA record proven by
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awards and certifications
See ZIEN's technology proven through hacking competitions in Korea and abroad, government awards, patents and certifications.
PROOF
ZIEN by the numbers
9
Awards
Hacking competitions · Government awards
4
Certifications
GS · Venture · R&D center
10
Patents
Korea 6 · US 4
AWARDS
Awards & hacking competitions
From government competition awards to Pwn2Own, the world's top hacking competition — newest first.
Dec 2025Award
Security Excellence Award · 2025 AIoT Innovation Awards
Jan 2025Successful exploit
Pwn2Own Automotive 2025
Successfully hacked an in-vehicle infotainment system2024Minister's Award
2024 Smart Innovative Home Appliance Merit Awards
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy AwardAug 2024Winner
DEF CON 32 · Hack the TV
Won the TV hacking CTFAug 2024Talk
DEF CON 32 · IoT Village
Presented dashcam research2023Award
Outstanding Cybersecurity Company · WACON 2023
WACON 2023Oct 2023President's Award · 4th place
2023 Cyber Security Challenge (Smart City Security)
IITP President's AwardDec 2022Minister's Award · 1st place
2022 Cyber Security Challenge (Smart Home Security)
Minister of Science and ICT AwardCERTIFICATIONS
Certifications
GS Certification Grade 1
Software quality certification for Z-IoTCertified corporate R&D center
Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA)Designated Hi-Seoul Enterprise
Seoul Metropolitan GovernmentVenture company certification (innovation growth type)
Venture business confirmationPATENTS
Patents · 6 in Korea · 4 in the US
We protect our IoT device security testing and exploitability assessment technology with patents.
- KoreaPatent No. 10-2454948
- KoreaPatent No. 10-2663234
- KoreaPatent No. 10-2670476
- KoreaPatent No. 10-2735727
- KoreaPatent 10-2021-0148131
- KoreaPatent application 10-2025-0149804
- USUS 12,184,686 B2
- USUS 12,242,617 B2
- USUS 12,585,787 B2
- USUS 12,585,788 B2