IBM CyberDefend services

Protect data. Secure apps. Trust identities. Defend the hybrid cloud

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Safeguard data, identities, workloads and platforms across your hybrid cloud

IBM CyberDefend® is a comprehensive cybersecurity services offering that empowers organizations to safeguard their digital assets in the face of evolving threats. We combine AI-infused consulting with cutting-edge tech to safeguard data, identities, workloads and platforms across your hybrid cloud, leading to: ​

  • Cloud adoption acceleration ​
  • Increase of organizational security return on investment (ROI) ​
  • Elimination of technical debt ​
  • Development of a security posture adaptable to evolving threats and technologies
  • Transformation of your security program into an operational enabler ​

From protecting AI systems, to transforming cryptography, to IdOPS, to AppSec to cloud security, IBM CyberDefend assists your business in driving innovation without exposing itself  to novel risks.

Capabilities
Data and AI security

Bolster the security, privacy and compliance of client data, and obtain hybrid-cloud data stores with data security and quantum computing services.

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Application security

Transform your application development, integrate security early, and scale pipelines safely alongside SAP security integrations.

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Identity and access management

Get your workforce, consumer identity and access management program on the road to success.

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Cloud and infrastructure security

Protect your hybrid cloud and multicloud environments through continuous visibility, management and remediation.

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Quantum safe transformation

Future-proof your business so it can thrive in a post-quantum cryptography world with support from industry-leading experts.

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Strategic partnerships

Microsoft

IBM Security® Services and Microsoft have formed a strategic alliance to deliver end‑to‑end threat management across enterprises. Their combined solutions support secure cloud migration, modernization and business transformation by using Microsoft Cloud and IBM’s security expertise.

IBM contributes a full portfolio covering security strategy, risk consulting, threat protection and multi‑cloud solutions, enhanced by tools like ATOM and AskIAM™. Together, they help organizations address challenges such as identity protection, compliance and technical debt, while using gen AI‑powered security solutions to stay ahead of threats.

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Meet the experts

Dimple Ahluwalia
Global Offering Leader, CyberDefend
Naveen Kaul
Global Leader, Identity and Access Management
Abhijit Chakravorty
Executive Partner and Global Competency Lead, CyberDefend
Dinesh Nagarajan
Global Partner, Security Services
Jayesh Kamat
Global Product Management Leader, CyberDefend

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