ARMONK, N.Y., July 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM
(NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has been named a leader in
the new IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Security Services 2014
Vendor Assessment.
In the report, which evaluated 11 companies offering managed
security services worldwide, IDC analysts placed IBM in the
"leaders" category, recognizing the company for its "strengths in
advanced threat intelligence, big data analysis of threat
intelligence, cloud security, complementary services, and customer
portal." With cyber attacks growing in both number and
sophistication, these services are critical as businesses look to
protect their most valuable assets, including those in the
cloud.
"Companies today face an unprecedented number of potential
threats which have pushed security to the top of boardroom agenda,"
said Kris Lovejoy, General Manager,
IBM Security Services. "With this evaluation, the IDC MarketScape
recognizes the power of our security services offering and our
ability to help customers around the globe analyze, identify and
prevent threats that can potentially cripple their business."
The report also named IBM as one of the few "participants with
managed security services delivery that can be considered truly
global." Part of IBM's global offering highlighted is its "Security
Operations Center practice, which helps "customers identify ways to
improve results from their security information and event
management solutions and assist customers that want to build their
own security operation centers." IBM currently has more than 10
centers located around the globe where teams manage and monitor 15
billion security events 24 hours a day, seven days a week for
clients in more than 130 countries
Today's news recognizes IBM's commitment to providing security
intelligence that helps organizations holistically protect their
people, data, applications and technology infrastructure. IBM has
more than 3,000 security related patents and more than 1,200
security software developers, 2,000 security consultants, and 6,000
security researchers, developers and subject matter experts.
The IDC MarketScape also emphasizes IBM's partnership with
AT&T. In February, the two companies announced a new strategic
relationship to give businesses an easy-to-use, single-source for
network security and threat management. The report states that the
"joint venture meets a real market need with an end-to-end security
solution that provides enterprise customers with both integration
and simplicity."
To download the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Managed Security
Services 2014 Vendor Assessment report, please click here.
For more information about IBM Security, please visit
www.ibm.com/security, follow @IBMSecurity on Twitter or visit the
IBM Security Intelligence.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis
model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness
of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a
given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring
methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria
that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's
position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear
framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities
and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT
and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The
framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree
assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and
prospective vendors.
Sources: IDC MarketScape Worldwide Managed
Security Services 2014 Vendor Assessment Doc# #248646, June 2014
Contact information
Doug Fraim
IBM Global
Media Relations
1-781-269-5031
dfraim@us.ibm.com
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