Collaboration drives end-to-end enterprise
security, advancing AI security operations and accelerating cloud
transformation
ARMONK,
N.Y. and SANTA CLARA,
Calif., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE:
IBM) Consulting and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) today
announced that they will expand their strategic partnership to
better enable clients to strengthen their end-to-end security
postures and navigate evolving security threats. Palo Alto
Networks, a global cybersecurity leader, will be in a select group
of strategic IBM Consulting partners and IBM Consulting will be a
premier security services partner for Palo Alto Networks.
"With cloud, data, and technology serving as the lifeblood of
most businesses today, cybersecurity threats now represent an
existential risk to organizations' core operating models - making
it crucial for security leaders to work together for the good of
our mutual clients," said Mohamad
Ali, Chief Operating Officer of IBM Consulting. "Our
relationship with Palo Alto Networks as a select strategic partner
is a testament to IBM's open and collaborative approach to
cybersecurity. By bringing together best-of-breed AI, security
technology, and consulting expertise from both companies, we can
help clients create a strong security program that can adapt and
scale with future threats."
"The speed and scale of threats are accelerating, with many
attackers exfiltrating data in less than 24 hours from the initial
compromise of an organization," said BJ Jenkins, President of Palo
Alto Networks. "Organizations today need the right cybersecurity
partners to keep up with the pace of the ever-changing threat
landscape. We are thrilled to expand our longstanding partnership
with IBM to help our joint clients mitigate risk and protect
critical data assets with industry-leading, AI-powered solutions,
cloud security, and services."
As part of this relationship, the companies will jointly offer
enhanced security solutions delivered by IBM Consulting
Cybersecurity Services, integrating Palo Alto Networks security
technologies. The expanded partnership will initially focus on two
key areas: helping companies modernize their security operations
and securing cloud transformations.
Transforming and Managing Next Generation Security Operations
Centers
The first new offering will combine IBM
Consulting Cybersecurity Services expertise with Palo Alto Networks
Cortex platform to provide clients with autonomous and advanced
managed security operations.
The offering will leverage multiple layers of advanced AI and
automation from both IBM Consulting and Palo Alto Networks
technologies. Specifically, IBM Consulting's Threat Detection
and Response Services - which support a wide range of security
technologies - will be jointly offered with Palo Alto Networks
Cortex XSIAM, an AI-driven security operations platform for the
modern SOC designed to simplify security operations, help stop
threats at scale, and accelerate incident remediation. Notably,
Cortex XSIAM's latest capability allows customers to add their own
custom AI models on the Cortex data lake in addition to the
existing 1,300+ models.
As part of this service, IBM Consulting will provide 24x7
monitoring, investigation, and automated remediation of security
alerts along with resources to drive continuous improvement around
cyber threat intelligence, threat hunting capabilities and cyber
risk reduction. IBM will also help clients design, build and
modernize their security operations centers.
To further accelerate client success, IBM Consulting has already
trained its sales, technical support, and delivery teams on Cortex
XSIAM, and will continue with additional trainings over the coming
months.
Securing Hybrid Cloud Transformation
The two
companies will further accelerate clients' journey to the cloud by
leveraging Prisma Cloud
by Palo Alto Networks together with IBM Consulting services -
providing a range of customized services that include holistic
security posture assessment, developing secure applications,
implementation, and ongoing protection and investigation
services. Prisma Cloud protects the entire
cloud-native application lifecycle – from Code to Cloud™– helping
to identify risks and remediate before they reach
production environments. Prisma Cloud fosters
engineering and security team collaboration with a shared
understanding of securing applications and maximizing their
performance. This new joint offering will build on IBM
Consulting's strong ecosystem approach, working closely with
industry leading partners to help companies secure their
hybrid cloud transformation.
Organizations will have access to IBM Consulting's wide breadth
and depth of expertise across cloud and enterprise application
security and the option for tailored education and training
programs.
Today's news builds on the recent announcement that IBM X-Force
partnered with Palo Alto Networks to complement its existing,
industry leading capabilities with the Cortex
product portfolio.
About IBM
IBM is a leading provider of global
hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in
more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data,
streamline business processes, reduce costs, and gain the
competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government
and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as
financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's
hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect
their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely.
IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing,
industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and
flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's
legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility,
inclusivity and service.
About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is
the world's cybersecurity leader. We innovate to outpace
cyberthreats, so organizations can embrace technology with
confidence. We provide next-gen cybersecurity to thousands of
customers globally, across all sectors. Our best-in-class
cybersecurity platforms and services are backed by industry-leading
threat intelligence and strengthened by state-of-the-art
automation. Whether deploying our products to enable the Zero Trust
Enterprise, responding to a security incident, or partnering to
deliver better security outcomes through a world-class partner
ecosystem, we're committed to helping ensure each day is safer than
the one before. It's what makes us the cybersecurity partner of
choice.
At Palo Alto Networks, we're committed to bringing together the
very best people in service of our mission, so we're also proud to
be the cybersecurity workplace of choice, recognized among
Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces (2023, 2022, 2021), with a score
of 100 on the Disability Equality Index (2023, 2022), and HRC Best
Places for LGBTQ Equality (2022). For more information, visit
www.paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks, Cortex, Cortex XSIAM, and the Palo Alto
Networks logo are registered trademarks of Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
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Customers who purchase Palo Alto Networks applications should make
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generally available.
Media Contacts:
Cassy
Lalan
Communications, IBM
cllalan@us.ibm.com
Taryn Dawson
Corporate Communications, Palo Alto
Networks
tdawson@paloaltonetworks.com
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