International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) has unveiled its latest offering, Threat Detection and Response Services (TDR), a comprehensive suite of AI-powered technologies designed to bolster organizations’ cybersecurity capabilities. Leveraging sophisticated AI models, this solution effectively analyzes security data and provides around-the-clock monitoring and investigation capabilities across hybrid cloud environments. TDR actively scans and monitors billions of potential threats daily and combines real-time threat intelligence with human expertise.
Furthermore, the TDR solution grants access to IBM’s X-Force Incident Response Services. Drawing insights from IBM’s global cybersecurity clientele, it empowers businesses to enhance their security infrastructure to meet evolving IT demands.
Enterprises worldwide are experiencing a surge in cyberattacks, with cybercriminals adopting increasingly swift and sophisticated methods to breach security measures. As the pace of digital transformation accelerates and business operations become more intricate, security teams are grappling with an overwhelming number of vulnerabilities.
Many organizations face resource constraints, preventing them from deploying advanced tools to tackle these challenges. This often leads to inefficiencies and limited system visibility, resulting in alert fatigue.
To address these issues, the TDR solution leverages crowdsourced detection rules and optimized alerts, using real-time insights to distinguish between low-priority and high-priority alerts. Its AI-driven detection capability automatically escalates critical alerts to security teams, facilitating swift resolution of common, low-value alerts. In addition to improved precision, IBM’s security solution also provides context for investigations and the rationale behind escalations. Its advanced threat disposition system offers insights into the attacker’s status, activity over the past 24 hours, and historical analysis spanning the previous year.
Completely replacing existing security tools to align with the evolving threat landscape often requires significant resources. For many companies, abandoning prior investments in the Security Operations Center (SOC) infrastructure is not feasible. Moreover, a shortage of skilled personnel is another challenge.
IBM’s TDR services address these concerns while safeguarding enterprises’ previous SOC investments. Its open API approach allows for seamless integration with client’s existing security tools within their IT operations.
IBM Security collects and analyzes relevant data from multiple sources, offering a comprehensive understanding through a unified console. It equips analysts with various key performance indicators (KPIs) that enhance visibility and expedite response times. Additionally, IBM leverages its extensive global network of over 6,000 cybersecurity professionals, available around the clock to strengthen security programs.
IBM is well-positioned to benefit from the strong demand for hybrid cloud and AI, which is driving growth in Software and Consulting. The company’s growth is expected to be primarily fueled by analytics, cloud computing, and security in the long term. A combination of a more favorable business mix, increased operational efficiency through productivity enhancements and heightened investment in growth opportunities is likely to drive profitability.
Over the past year, IBM’s stock has recorded a gain of 18.7%, outperforming the industry’s rise of 12.6%.
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