On the evening of April 17th, Huobi.com official Weibo said that former Didi chief security officer Wu Shupeng joined Huobi as the chief security officer of Huobi Group, and will fully lead the Huobi security team. The appointment will take effect immediately.

Appointment news on Huobi official website

According to Huobi Official Weibo, Wu Shupeng has accumulated more than 20 years of professional experience in the security field. He was the chief security officer of Didi, and was fully responsible for the technology and security of Didi Chuxing in terms of security risks, data security, security compliance, and content security. management work. In the early days of his career, Wu Shupeng also worked in information security technology research in NSFOCUS and government departments. Currently, Wu Shupeng is also a potential partner of PwC's information security consulting team and a joint director of Protiviti Consulting.

The inclusion of Wu Shupeng is of strategic significance to Huobi Group.

According to Huobi Group, Wu Shupeng's joining will greatly enhance the strength of Huobi's security team and improve the security and risk control level of Huobi Group, especially the group's digital asset trading business.

First of all, Huobi has some security issues that need to be overcome.

Refer to Huobi’s previous server downtime incidents caused by the sharp rise in the price of Bitcoin. At that time, many users left messages on the official Weibo saying that their account security could not be guaranteed due to the downtime.

At the same time, it is also to prevent the mistakes of exchanges such as Binance.On March 7, 2018, Binance suffered a hacker attack. In this incident, because hackers used a third-party phishing website to steal some users' login information for a long time, some users' Bitcoins were bought into other types of currencies, resulting in losses. Cannot be recovered.

Increased investment in the security business is also related to the rapid expansion of Huobi Group.

Starting this year, Huobi has announced a series of global strategic layouts. Including the establishment of a digital currency exchange in the UK in 2018, the acquisition of the US MSB license, the official launch of Huobi in South Korea, and the establishment of a Thai exchange in cooperation with Thailand's Chia Pokphand Group. Recently, Huobi also announced that it will set up an office in London.

At present, Huobi Group has completed its strategic layout in Singapore, the United States, Japan, South Korea and other countries and regions. In terms of business, Huobi currently includes multiple business modules such as Huobi Capital, Huobi Labs, Huobi Ecological Fund, Huobi Wallet, and Huobi Mining Pool.

And Wu Shupeng chose Huobi because he saw the security and risk control needs of digital currency transactions, as well as Huobi's influence in the industry.

According to Huobi’s official data, Huobi’s single-day transaction volume has reached a peak of more than 6.1 billion yuan, and its business covers China, the United States, Japan, South Korea and other countries.