ARMONK,
N.Y.,Sept.6,/PRNewswire/--Today,IBM(NYSE:IBM)announcedtheexpansionoftheIBMCloudSecurityandComplianceCenter,pliancesolutionsdesignedtohelpenterprisesmitigateriskandprotectdataacrosstheirhybrid,multicloudenvironmentsandworkloads.Asclientslookforwaystoaddressnewthreatsacrossthesupplychainandmanageevolvingglobalregulations,thesolutionsuitehelpstosupporttheirresiliency,performance,security,plianceneedswhilehelpingtominimizeoperationalcosts.
"IBMCloudhasalonghistoryofworkingwithclientsinfinancialservicesandotherhighlyregulatedindustries,estohelpingthemtodriveinnovationwhileprotectingtheirsensitivedata,"saidRohitBadlaney,GeneralManager,IBMCloudProductandIndustryPlatform."TheexpansionoftheIBMCloudSecurityandapabilitiesthathelpaddressrealworldbusinesschallengesforourclients.Forexample,clientshavetheabilitytoutilizetheIBMCloudFrameworkforFinancialServices,whichcanhelpthemaddressevolvingrules,lawsamitmenttosupportingclientsontheirhybridcloudmodernizationjourneys,pliance,privacy,andtrustattheforefrontofourproductroadmap."
ResearchfromIBMrevealedthatmorethan77percentofglobalbusinessleadershaveadoptedahybridcloudapproach,yetmorethanhalfofrespondentsarestillconcernedaboutsecurity,ethesechallenges,thenextevolutionoftheIBMCloudSecurityandComplianceCentloudenvironments–notjustIBMCloud.WiththenewadditionofIBMCloudSecurityandComplianceCenterDataSecurityBroker,developedincollaborationwithBaffle,Inc.,plianceposturemanagementandworkloadprotectioncapabilitiestoincludeapplication-levelsecurity.
"Asmoreenterprisesadoptahybrid,multicloudapproachtomanagingapplicationsofallsortsacrossSaaS,PaaS,IaaSandon-premises,centpliancecapabilitiesatscalearerequired.TheIBMSecurityandComplianceCenteraddressesthisneedforholisticprotection–anizationsinhighlyregulatedindustriesthatmanagesensitivedata,suchasfinancialservices–regardlessoftheapplicationwithinwhichdatamaylive,"saidFrankDickson,VPofSecurity