IBM Cloud Pak for Security installs in any environment — on premises, private cloud or public cloud. It is comprised of containerized software pre-integrated with Red Hat OpenShift, an enterprise Kubernetes platform. Through the OASIS Open Cybersecurity Alliance, IBM has partnered with dozens of companies to promote interoperability through co-developed open source technologies. For example, Cloud Pak for Security includes connectors for pre-built integrations with security tools from IBM, Carbon Black, Tenable, Elastic, BigFix, Splunk, as well as public cloud providers including IBM Cloud, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

Cloud Pak for Security connects to data sources to uncover hidden threats to help with more informed risk-based decision making, while leaving the data where it resides. Clients can access IBM and third-party tools to search for threat indicators across any cloud or on-premises location. Via the Cloud Pak for Security’s Data Explorer application, security analysts can streamline their hunt for threats across security tools and clouds.

It also connects security workflows with a unified interface to help teams respond faster to security incidents. According to IBM Security estimates, security teams have to manage an average of 200,000 potential security events per day, and coordinate responses across dozens of tools. With this latest Cloud Pak clients can orchestrate and automate their security responses. The platform allows companies to orchestrate their response to hundreds of common security scenarios, guiding users through the process and providing quick access to security data and tools. IBM’s Security Orchestration, Automation and Response capability integrates with Red Hat Ansible for additional automation playbooks.