IBM Claims 1,000 Organizations Sign On to X-Force Anti-Cyber Crime Initiative
Some 1,000 organizations in 16 industries have signed on to IBM's cloud-based X-Force Exchange anti-cybercrime intelligence network to share information.
IBM (IBM) said that since introducing its X-Force Exchange anti-cybercrime platform last month, some 1,000 organizations spanning 16 industries have signed on to the threat intelligence network.
In mid-April, IBM said it will make available its library of security and cyber-threat intelligence with a new cloud-based platform called X-Force Exchange that private and public organizations can access to combat cybercrime.
The vendor’s platform is expressive of a new collaborative approach by those targeted by cyber intruders to share threat intelligence for their mutual protection. The X-Force Exchange platform provides access both to IBM and third-party threat data worldwide, including real-time indicators of live attacks.
“Cybercrime has become the equivalent of a pandemic — no company or country can battle it alone,” said Brendan Hannigan, IBM Security general manager.