IBM Introduces Telecom Security for the Digital World

IBM Introduces Telecom Security for the Digital World

ITU Telecom World and TeleManagement Forum — Addressing the telecommunications industry’s most pressing concern, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled security hardware, software and services to help meet the security needs of the user, enterprise systems and the core of large-scale Internet Protocol (IP) carrier networks The Telecom Core Infrastructure Security Solution monitors and manages not only the health of network but the traffic itself, through a single, integrated system.

As the telecom industry re-directs efforts toward launching and delivering IP-based services — telephone services over the Internet, Internet TV, push to talk and instant messaging — they have become particularly vulnerable to a new breed of attack, designed to cripple the key components and networks that deliver these new services. Through this solution, carriers can offer enterprises higher levels of security and reliability. “We believe security represents a tremendous revenue opportunity for carriers and we are well positioned to help them execute on that opportunity,” said Mike Hill, general manager, global telecommunications industry, IBM.

Scalable to meet the demands of large, highly distributed carrier networks, IBM’s new security offering features accurate and early anomaly detection, while providing powerful, flexible mitigation options that allow network operators to take action and enforce policy either manually or automatically.

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