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IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS) can secure your IT infrastructure, ensuring business continuity and enabling cost-effective processes while supporting compliance and risk management requirements.
Highlights
 |  | | "Ahead of the Threat" protection |
| | | IBM X-Force: A research and development edge |
| | | We have our "ear to the ground", constantly monitoring security threats |
| | | Depend on us - we have a history of innovation |
"Ahead of the Threat" protection Internet Security Systems (ISS)' preemptive security solutions help stop Internet threats before they impact your business. From stand-alone solutions, to centrally-managed security systems, to outsourced security management, the ISS protection platform offers complete end-to-end coverage of your enterprise IT infrastructure.
Our approach to information security integrates a centralised management system with point solutions for your entire IT infrastructure, including: gateways, networks, servers, desktops and remote access points.
The ISS protection platform helps ensure that:
- Vulnerabilities are detected, mapped and remediated.
- Security assets are mapped and centrally managed.
- New users are detected and documented.
- Network bandwidth efficiency is optimised.
- Security conditions and events are documented and reported.
- Patching is managed as routine maintenance.
- Security-related information is efficiently shared across departments and functions.
- Help desk traffic is reduced.
- New applications are tested and evaluated more effectively before general deployment.
- New security applications are deployed and managed on the common platform.
- Risk management processes are more effectively managed.
- Network availability and reliability are improved.
IBM X-Force: Your research and development edge
In-depth security research is at the core of all ISS products and services. The ISS research and development team, X-Force, actively studies the business applications, back-office and network operation systems that enable commerce. X-Force is widely respected as one of the most effective security research and development organisations in the world.
X-Force research and day-to-day security intelligence constantly improve ISS' advanced intrusion prevention, anomaly detection, firewall, VPN, vulnerability scanning and antivirus, as well as mail security and web content filtering technologies.
ISS security operations: your "ear to the ground"
ISS manages the day-to-day security operations for many of the most security-conscious companies and government agencies in the world. ISS security specialists analyze suspicious "chatter" and network traffic 24/7 from security operations centers (SOCs) around the world. They study attack trends and techniques, learning how to duplicate, anticipate and stop them. Monitoring hundreds of globally dispersed networks gives an unparalleled view of activity across the Internet, helping ISS to protect against evolving and emerging attacks.
A history of innovation Since 1994, ISS has secured its place at the leading edge of Internet security research and innovation with the invention of vulnerability assessment, intrusion detection and intrusion prevention technologies. Today, ISS, with its superior research and development efforts, worldwide operations footprint and unified platform, is uniquely qualified to deliver preemptive Internet security solutions.
