IBM Introduces New Security Appliance To Counter Threats

As today’s threat landscape continues to evolve and become more complex, IBM is introducing a new security appliance to help clients more easily adopt an IT infrastructure that is secure by design and enable them to stay ahead of looming network security risks.

Recognising the increasing threats, IBM is introducing a new security network intrusion prevention system (IPS) that consolidates intrusion prevention with data and web application security into a single, optimised appliance for faster, more accurate security protection. The hardware appliance comes preloaded and preconfigured with IBM security software and extends the capabilities of the IBM X-Force research team to deliver high-performance network security at lower costs.

Unlike certain competitive solutions, the new IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System helps organisations take a more holistic approach to security, eliminating the need for multiple point solutions. Through a unified platform, clients can manage a variety of network security capabilities, such as automated Virtual Patch technology that can sense and block network threats, client-side application protection, data security, web application protection and application control. By combining these capabilities into a single platform, IBM is trying to make it easier for organisations to manage and help secure their networks.

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Emergency patching of security flaws requires unscheduled system downtime and can leave enterprises vulnerable until every system, workstation and application is patched. Despite the critical nature of these vulnerabilities that open the door to attacks, the 2009 IBM X-Force Trend and Risk Report reported that 52 percent of vulnerabilities had no vendor-supplied patch by year’s end.

The new solution is built upon Virtual Patch technology and powered by IBM X-Force research, giving customers direct access to the latest security updates they need to block threats even before the vendor-supplied patches are applied.

“Effective threat and vulnerability management needs to focus on preventing problems, not responding to them,” said Steve Robinson, General Manager, IBM Security Solutions. “Through our new intrusion prevention system, IBM is helping organisations save valuable time and money by giving them a single view of security to better thwart potential threats before their networks can be compromised.”

Enhancements to the IBM Security Network IPS solution include:

• - Advanced Network Protection – Enhanced security to combat “zero-day threats” to block threats before they have the chance to cause damage.
• - Web Application Protection – The protection of a web application firewall. Through integration with IBM Security AppScan, the updated solution can automatically generate custom security policies to help protect Web applications based on the specific vulnerabilities identified by AppScan.
• - Data Security – Updated data security protection, which monitors and identifies if any confidential information is leaving the network.
• - High-Performance Network Appliances – Re-engineered platform that more than doubles the performance of earlier-generation appliances. This allows enterprises to reduce the number of appliances they use to protect their networks while protecting today’s high-speed networks and bandwidth-intensive applications.
• - Enhanced User Experience – Simplified deployment and day-to-day management capabilities to help organisations more easily perform routine security management tasks.
• - IPv6 Protection and Management – New support for IPv6, the Internet’s updated communication protocol. This is increasingly important as IPv6 continues to become mandated by agencies around the world as an industry standard.