IBM Security Systems

Today's Smarter Planet is driving great opportunity for businesses around the globe.; By 2015, it's estimated that there will be one trillion connected devices, many of which will be instrumented with real-time capabilities to respond quickly and accurately to the environment. However, as the planet becomes increasingly interconnected, intelligent and instrumented, it is also creating emerging security vulnerabilities that organizations need to address.; IBM Security Solutions draws on the company's 40-years of deep security expertise in vertical industries, research, products, services, consulting and global business partners to deliver end-to-end security.  IBM has nine worldwide research labs innovating security technology and nine security operations centers around the world to help global clients maintain the appropriate security posture.

*News releases*
Date	Title
21 Feb 2013	IBM MobileFirst Helps Organizations Strengthen App Security
31 Jan 2013	IBM Announces Breakthrough with Combination of Security Intelligence and Big Data
18 Oct 2012	IBM Addresses Security Challenges of Big Data, Mobile and Cloud Computing
20 Sep 2012	IBM X-Force 2012 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report: Rising Attacks Focus on Browsers and Social Media Networks
31 Jul 2012	IBM Introduces New Class of Network Security Appliance to Help Control Social Media and Web Browsing Risks
05 Jun 2012	New IBM Software Helps Strengthen Security of Mobile Devices in the Workplace
03 May 2012	IBM Study Reveals Critical Shift in the Role of Chief Information Security Executives Globally
22 Mar 2012	IBM X-Force Report: 2011 Shows Progress Against Security Threats But Attackers Adapt
22 Feb 2012	IBM Advances Security Intelligence to Help Organizations Combat Increasing Threats
07 Feb 2012	IBM Releases Free Internet Security Training Tools to Educate Students, Teachers and Parents on Digital Responsibility
11 Jan 2012	Made in IBM Labs: IBM Attacks the Complexity of Security with Identity Intelligence
11 Nov 2011	IBM Unveils Mobile Security Service to Protect Sensitive Corporate Data
03 Nov 2011	IBM Advances its Security Intelligence Portfolio with New Analytics
04 Oct 2011	IBM to Acquire Q1 Labs to Drive Greater Security Intelligence
29 Sep 2011	IBM X-Force Report Reveals Mobile Security Exploits to Double in 2011
31 Mar 2011	IBM X-Force Report: 2010 Marked a Year of Sophisticated, Targeted Security Attacks
01 Mar 2011	Survey: 90 Percent of IT Decision Makers Investing to Secure Computing Endpoints
15 Feb 2011	IBM Launches New Appliance to Extend Enterprise Security
09 Feb 2011	IBM Helps Organizations Secure Mobile and Instrumented Devices - Smartphones, Meters and Beyond

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Web Application Vulnerability

Date added: 22 Mar 2012

Figure 51 shows a steady decline in the instances of input control related vulnerabilities such as cross-site scripting (XSS) and SQL injection since X-Force began recording these statistics in 2007. In 2011, the statistics suggest that the likelihood of encountering XSS in a given test continues to decrease but shows signs of leveling out at approximately a 40 percent chance of occurring. Injection vulnerabilities and specifically SQL injection appears to have leveled out at around a 20 percent chance of occurring in a given test.

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Mobile Operating System Exploits:

Date added: 22 Mar 2012

Figure 43 shows an increase in mobile operating system exploits in 2011 due to an uptick in malicious activity targeting mobile devices. Because of the two-tiered relationship between phone end users, telecommunications companies, and mobile operating system vendors, disclosed mobile vulnerabilities can remain unpatched on phones for an extended period of time, providing a large window of opportunity to attackers.

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The Source of Greatest Risk to Sensitive Data

Date added: 27 Feb 2012

IBM and the Ponemon Institute recently conducted a survey of more than 265 C-level executives to determine what organizations believe are the most important factors when considering sensitive data and complying with strict security regulations. (credit: IBM)

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Top Cyber Threats in 2011

Date added: 22 Feb 2012

This chart shows the top global cyber security threats in 2011, according to IBM analysis. (credit: IBM)

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