IBM strengthens NATO cybersecurity – SiliconANGLE

Starting in January, IBM Corp. began working with the NATO Communications and Information Agency to help strengthen the alliance's cybersecurity posture.

IBM is working with organizations to improve security visibility and asset management across the NATO Enterprise Network. As part of the agreement, IBM Consulting was tasked with building a customized solution that would provide NATO with a unified view of the security landscape.

“We're excited to partner with IBM Consulting to ensure that the security industry continues to grow,” said Tim van den Heede (pictured right), vice president of global security services sales at IBM Consulting. “They engaged us in a three-year transformation program to gain full visibility into all assets, controls and patches to drive their vulnerability management program. The sea, the sky, and space.The fifth one is cybersecurity.

Van den Heede spoke with Dave Vellante of theCUBE Research at the RSA Conference during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media's live streaming studio. He was joined by Dimple Ahluwalia (left), Vice President and Global Managing Partner of Cybersecurity Services at IBM Consulting, to discuss the evolving quantum environment and customer trends in the cybersecurity space. (*Disclosure below.)

IBM works with clients to define quantum safety practices

In addition to supporting the 32 countries that make up NATO in Europe and North America, IBM Consulting is also working to address key cybersecurity trends. This includes the imminent possibility that quantum computing will transform public-key cryptography.

IBM Consulting's Dimple Ahluwalia and Tim van den Heede speak with theCUBE's Dave Bellante at RSAC 2024.

“Quantum computing is definitely a reality,” Ahluwalia said. “The business case and application use case is being proven every day. There is a clear timeline for when this will become a reality in terms of threat deployment. It's about having a very clear conversation with the client to not only educate the client about the potential and positive aspects of quantum adoption, but also to consider quantum safety and how the client's environment needs to be evaluated. .”

In their roles at IBM Consulting, both Van den Heede and Ahluwalia have the opportunity to identify trends in the cybersecurity space based on what customers are looking for in the corporate world.

“The investment area was traditionally around IT security,” says Ahluwalia. “We see it expanding significantly around operational technology (OT). We also see security becoming an early adopter as businesses and governments look to expand their reach and adopt new technologies. There are also areas that are being discussed.Recently, security seems to be something people are thinking about from a very early stage.”

Below is the full video interview, part of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE Research's coverage of the RSA conference.

(*Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner of the RSA Conference. Neither RSA Conference LLC, the sponsor of theCUBE's event coverage, nor any other sponsors have editorial control over theCUBE or SiliconANGLE content.)

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