ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM
(NYSE: IBM) Security today announced an expansion of its
cybersecurity threat detection and response capabilities with its
plans to acquire ReaQta. ReaQta's endpoint security solutions are
designed to leverage AI to automatically identify and manage
threats, while remaining undetectable to adversaries. This move
will expand IBM's capabilities in the extended detection and
response (XDR) market, aligning with IBM's strategy to deliver
security with an open approach that extends across disparate tools,
data and hybrid cloud environments.
As part of today's announcement, IBM also detailed a new suite
of XDR offerings under the QRadar brand. IBM QRadar XDR helps
security analysts break down the silos between the proliferation of
point products in the industry – providing comprehensive visibility
across security tools and data sources, whether in the cloud or
on-premises, and equipping security teams with the insights and
automation they need to act quickly. Upon closing, ReaQta's
offerings will become part of this portfolio, adding expanded
native XDR capabilities to IBM's security portfolio aimed at
helping clients adopt continuous monitoring and rapid response as
part of a zero trust approach.
Companies today are struggling to secure increasingly dispersed
IT environments, with the proliferation of devices, users, and
technologies spreading across clouds and on-premises
infrastructure. As a result, security events are becoming more
difficult and costly to detect and contain, with data breaches
costing over $4 million per incident
and taking an average of 212 days to identify, according to the
2021 Cost of a Data Breach Report from IBM and Ponemon
Institute.
"Complexity has created a cloak that attackers are operating
under, furthering their ability to circumvent defenders," said
Mary O'Brien, General Manager, IBM
Security. "The future of security is open, using technologies that
can connect the security insights that are buried across disparate
tools and advanced AI to identify and automatically respond to
threats more quickly across their entire infrastructure, from
endpoint to cloud. With our expanded capabilities via QRadar XDR
and the planned addition of ReaQta, IBM is helping clients get
ahead of attackers with the first XDR solution that reduces vendor
lock-in via the use of open standards."
IBM Announces Intent to Acquire ReaQta
IBM's planned acquisition of ReaQta further differentiates
the company's portfolio of connected, open security tools to unify
and speed response to security threats. ReaQta, whose primary
business office is located in the
Netherlands with headquarters in Singapore, will join the IBM Security business
unit upon closing. ReaQta was built by an elite group of
cybersecurity experts and researchers with AI and machine learning
expertise and extensive backgrounds in security operations.
Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is
expected to close later this year, subject to customary closing
conditions and required regulatory reviews.
ReaQta's behavioral-based platform helps stop known and unknown
threats in real-time and can be deployed in a hybrid model – on
premise or in the cloud as well as air gapped environments. Through
deep learning done natively on the endpoint the platform constantly
improves on defining threat behavior tailored to each business per
endpoint, allowing it to block any abnormal behavior. ReaQta's
platform also leverages a unique 'Nano OS' that monitors the
operating systems from the outside, helping to prevent interference
by adversaries.
"Our mission at ReaQta has been to better equip the defenders,
who are tirelessly striving to stay ahead of cyber threats, with
advanced technology to quickly identify and block new attacks,"
said Alberto Pelliccione, CEO at
ReaQta. "Joining forces with IBM will enable us to enhance and
scale our unique AI capabilities across all types of
environments via a proven platform for threat detection and
response."
QRadar XDR Suite: Open, Connected Approach to XDR
An evolution of the IBM QRadar security intelligence portfolio,
IBM QRadar XDR is a suite of security software built on IBM's open,
cloud-native security platform, Cloud Pak for Security. IBM QRadar
XDR spans the core foundational capabilities of threat detection,
investigation, and response to help organizations modernize their
existing IT and security infrastructure.
IBM is implementing an open connected approach to XDR,
leveraging its commitment to open security and the Open
Cybersecurity Alliance, as well as alliances and integrations with
200 plus cloud and security vendors, creating the industry's
largest XDR ecosystem. The QRadar XDR suite also includes IBM
native security technologies that customers can choose to leverage
for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Network
Detection and Response (NDR), and Security Orchestration Automation
and Response (SOAR).
Now with the addition of ReaQta, the QRadar XDR suite will also
include an option for Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR),
allowing IBM to provide native capabilities for all core XDR
functions, while also providing clients the option to leverage
existing investments and third-party tools across IBM's broad
partner ecosystem. IBM QRadar XDR will also be designed to deliver
more accurate alerts while helping reduce manual processes via
pre-built detection and response automations.
IBM QRadar XDR is also designed to be deployed by managed
security service providers, including IBM and others.
Connecting Existing Investments
Building further on IBM's open approach to XDR, the company also
introduced XDR Connect, which helps companies connect and automate
threat detection and response across existing toolsets. Part of the
QRadar XDR suite, XDR Connect provides a unified streamlined
workflow for alert triage, investigation and threat hunting,
automated root cause analysis, and response, by connecting to
organizations' existing tools or IBM's own XDR technologies.
XDR Connect offers a centralized management of security
incidents with pre-defined detection and response rules via more
than 30 open source, pre-built integrations, and data connectors.
It also provides access to the latest threat intelligence insights
and data from IBM and third parties. This unique approach allows
companies to better capitalize on existing security investments,
modernize with new security tools and data sources, and simplify
their overall security operations with unified, AI-driven workflows
designed for faster, streamlined response.
For more information on IBM QRadar XDR please visit:
http://ibm.com/qradar
About ReaQta
ReaQta is a top-tiered AI Autonomous Detection & Response
platform, built by an elite group of cyber security experts and
AI/ML researchers. Built with advanced automated threat-hunting
features, ReaQta allows organizations to eliminate the most
advanced threats in real-time. As experts in AI and behavioral
analysis, ReaQta's proprietary dual-AI engines provide
organizations across all industries with autonomous, real-time and
fully customizable endpoint security, minus the complexity. As a
result of automation coupled with intuitive design, ReaQta's
customers and partners benefit from performance improvements and
are now able to manage and secure more endpoints without the need
for highly skilled staff. For more information, visit
https://ReaQta.com
About IBM Security
IBM Security offers one of the most advanced and integrated
portfolios of enterprise security products and services. The
portfolio, supported by world-renowned IBM Security
X-Force® research, enables organizations to
effectively manage risk and defend against emerging
threats. IBM operates one of the world's broadest security
research, development and delivery organizations, monitors 150
billion+ security events per day in more than 130 countries, and
has been granted more than 10,000 security patents worldwide. For
more information, please check www.ibm.com/security,
follow @IBMSecurity on Twitter or visit the IBM Security
Intelligence blog.
Contact:
Michael Rowinski
IBM Communications
rowinski@us.ibm.com
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