IBM-Polar Security

IBM partners will benefit from the company’s recently announced acquisition of Polar Security. It helps companies discover, continuously monitor and secure cloud and SaaS application data, and addresses the growing shadow data problem.

That’s according to Eric Maass, director of data security product management at IBM Security. Polar Security marks IBM’s fifth acquisition in 2023. Since Arvind Krishna became CEO in April 2020, IBM has acquired more than 30 companies, bolstering its hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

Founded in January 2021, Polar Security is a pioneer of data security posture management (DSPM). That’s an emerging cybersecurity segment that reveals where sensitive data is stored, who has access to it, how it’s used, and identifies vulnerabilities with the underlying security posture, including with policies, configurations or data usage.

How will IBM partners make a big play for visibility, control? Find out more here.