360 Group: Pioneering free cybersecurity, Advancing AI security

Founded in 2005, the 360 Group is a global digital security and AI company. Guided by its mission to "make the world safer and better," it integrates social responsibility into its technology, products and services.

In 2008, it pioneered free internet security, making professional security protection accessible to ordinary users. This helped raise the adoption rate of security software among Chinese internet users from less than 10 percent to over 95 percent.

Over the past two decades, the 360 Group has invested more than 30 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) and built a large-scale security big data system. Drawing on more than 30 billion security samples, it's established a global network for detecting threats to endpoint devices. The company has identified 60 overseas advanced persistent threat (APT) groups — accounting for 98 percent of those identified by China's cybersecurity industry, helping to safeguard the country's cyberspace.

Making cybersecurity accessible and putting technology to good use

Since the start of 2025, the 360 Group has defended against 122 zero-day vulnerability attacks and provided cybersecurity protection for major events, including China's annual two sessions and the G20 Summit.

It's also provided free support to nearly two million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

For individual users, the company performs 56 billion cloud-based malware scans and blocks one million ransomware attacks every day. Each year, it blocks 40.6 billion attacks involving fraudulent websites and 38.1 billion harassing phone calls.

The company also supports rural revitalization, poverty alleviation and education. In 2025, it set up dedicated funds to improve school facilities and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Hebei, Jiangxi, and Guizhou provinces.

Using AI models to counter AI threats

As AI advances, the 360 Group has adopted a dual-track strategy of security and AI. It was among the first in the sector to propose using AI models to counter AI threats — building two lines of defense for large language model security and AI agent security.

Its independently developed AI security attack-and-defense system, Tulongfeng, became the first product in China to pass the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) assessment of AI agent capabilities in vulnerability discovery.

Tulongfeng has identified more than 15,000 vulnerabilities — including a Windows kernel vulnerability that had remained undiscovered for five years and a critical Office vulnerability that had gone undetected for eight years. The findings earned official acknowledgment from Microsoft.

The 360 Group has also helped international technology companies, including Google and Meta, to fix more than 200 vulnerabilities in AI frameworks, affecting more than 4 billion endpoint devices worldwide. More than 500 enterprises have now adopted Tulongfeng for specialized security testing.

For cyber defensive operations, the group has developed Yitianzhen — an automated security system that uses coordinated AI agents for threat monitoring, analysis, mitigation and response. It is helping to shift cyber defense from manual monitoring to autonomous operations, protecting digital infrastructure across industries.

Promoting sovereign AI for secure adoption across industries

The 360 Group was among the first to propose and put into practice the concept of sovereign AI — helping organizations and businesses to retain control of their models, data, computing power, knowledge and security, while enabling AI to build capabilities for their long-term use.

For businesses, the 360 Group has launched a sovereign AI operating system that integrates computing power, models, AI agents, knowledge bases and security auditing into a privately deployable system. This keeps data within an organization's network and assets under the customer's control — allowing businesses to use AI with confidence, while retaining control over its deployment and operation.

For individual users, the 360 Group's Nano AI multi-agent swarm system has served more than 50 million users.

To date, the company's security and AI solutions have served more than 20,000 government and enterprise customers, covering over 95 percent of major financial institutions and all telecom operators. Its technologies are used in government services, manufacturing, energy and healthcare — helping to extend the benefits of the "AI Plus" initiative to more industries and communities.

From pioneering free cybersecurity to advancing AI security, the 360 Group will continue to work with global partners to build an open, trustworthy, secure and inclusive AI agent ecosystem.