IBM on Monday moved further into defending business computers with a new service aimed at thwarting hackers before they do damage.
“The need for security to become part of our strategy has been natural,” IBM vice president of security strategy Marc van Zadelhoff told the media.
The century-old business technology titan made a priority of defending computer networks about two years ago, unifying resources from more than a dozen security firms it acquired.
IBM’s computer security unit has been “growing like gangbusters,” according to van Zadelhoff.
According to industry trackers IBM was the third largest seller of cyber defense software last year.
