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IBM and Microsoft to enhance collaboration for Cybersecurity

Cyber Security

Business Honor
02 July, 2024

For its integration with Microsoft Security platform, IBM's service has achieved Microsoft MXDR verified solution status

With the goal of strengthening cybersecurity for hybrid cloud environments, Microsoft and IBM have announced a strategic collaboration. This strategic partnership aims to simplify and modernize security services for customers, ensuring robust protection for cloud identities and data.

The collaboration brings forth advanced tools and expertise through IBM Consulting's cybersecurity services and Microsoft's comprehensive security technology suite. These products are designed to help organizations streamline security operations, enable cloud computing capabilities, and protect critical information requisite for growth. Key features of the collaboration include IBM's Threat Detection and Response (TDR) Cloud Native service, which seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. This integration drives AI-powered technology functions to accelerate threat detection and response capabilities. IBM Consulting provides around-the-clock monitoring and preventive security alerts, helping customers transform security operations to maximize the value of Microsoft security solutions. Additionally, IBM's service has achieved Microsoft MXDR verified solution status for its collaboration with the Microsoft Security platform. Alim Raini, VP Security Marketing at Microsoft, emphasized the partnership’s goal of delivering a unified approach to cloud security, protecting businesses extensively, and driving innovation across industries.

The project builds on IBM and Microsoft’s history of collaborating on cloud and security solutions. This strategic agreement will be further discussed in the upcoming webinar on July 18, 2024.