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Partner with the trusted advisors of IBM X-Force IRIS
Cyber security and incident breaches are inevitable, and the risks rise every day. Many organizations are in a constant state of breach. To address this business problem, IBM® Security has created the IBM X-Force® Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) team of skilled professionals to help you proactively fortify your organizations against today’s evolving global threat landscape.
These experts bring decades of forward-thinking incident management, security intelligence, and remediation experience to help you when the inevitable happens. They have consulted on hundreds of the world’s largest breach investigations across 17 industries in the public and private sectors.
Our services provide
Intelligence services
Key to your organization’s security efforts, including threat intelligence, operational training, and subscription-based services
Incident response and proactive services
Help you prepare for and respond to threats across your organization
Remediation services
Help you develop agile incident management processes and conduct strategic breach remediation and implementation solutions
Meet our security experts
When you work with the IBM X-Force IRIS team, you have access to some of the most highly skilled professionals in the industry. Here are just a few of our experts.
Wendi Whitmore
Global lead, IBM X-Force IRIS team
Wendi helped create the IBM X-Force IRIS team, using her 15 years’ experience in incident response, intelligence and data breach investigations. She has worked at CrowdStrike Services, Mandiant and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
Christopher Scott
Global lead remediation services
Christopher has led incident response teams for some of the largest data breach investigations and leads the remediation services team. Prior to IBM, he was at CrowdStrike Services and L-3 Communications.
Ahmed Saleh
Global lead, incident response and proactive services
Ahmed’s team delivers forensic, incident response, and proactive security services. With 14 years of experience, he has worked for NASA, the US Air Force, Disney and Mandiant.
Kevin Albano
Global lead, threat intelligence
Kevin leads the team on threat intelligence collections, advanced threat research and information analysis With 17 years in IT, law enforcement and security consulting, he has worked at the FBI and Mandiant.
Get better prepared and protected
The IBM X-Force IRIS team offers a wealth of skills, expertise and insights to help your company take control and transform your incident management and response capabilities.
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Understand the issues
Building a security incident response plan that works
Every organization needs a formal, documented Computer Security Incident Response Plan (CSIRP). Learn how to do it right.
2017 Cost of Data Breach Study
How do you deal with a data breach? Assess. Respond. Prevent.
2018 IBM X-Force Threat Index
Get a better understanding of the current threat landscape.
Understand the options
IBM X-Force IRIS Vision Retainer
Plan, prepare for and respond to threats and incidents.
Data breaches: Before, during and after
Best practices to follow before, during and after an attack.
Gain expert insights
Minimize the time, costs and exposure associated with incident recovery.
IBM X-Force IRIS Threat Assessment
Examine your cyber defenses to identify active and potential threats.