Application security

Internet accessibility is a must for today's businesses. Whether you are a retailer with an online storefront, a banking institution that lets customers monitor and manage their accounts online, or a real estate company with branch offices around the country, your applications and your employees need access to the Internet.

IBM Application Security solutions help you effectively leverage your organization's Web usage to the benefit of both your employees and your business-critical applications. IBM security consultants can help you assess your current and future Web usage requirements and then help you develop realistic policies for Internet access and usage, while solutions from IBM Internet Security Systems provide the layered security protection you need from today's worst threats, such as worms, Trojans and intruders bent on stealing personal data.

IBM Application Security Services include:

• Application Security Assessments: Web-based applications continue to top the list of applications containing security vulnerabilities. IBM can help you with the labor intensive code review required of Web applications before you release them to your own customers, or before you deploy them within your own IT environment.
• Express managed multi-function security bundle: This solution bundle pairs IBM professionals and technology to help you maintain business continuity and performance, optimize your security investment and network resources, and reduce risk.
• Expressed Managed Web Security: This affordably priced solution offers different security options based on your particular needs. The antivirus/anti-spyware offering monitors Internet usage for the latest threats from viruses and spyware, while the URL monitoring option helps prevent unauthorized access to known dangerous Web URLs, delivering "clean" Web traffic without affecting access times and network performance.
• Proventia Web application security: Enhance your IT security investment with robust Web application protection. Integrated into the IBM Proventia family of network and server security products, Proventia Web application security offers proactive Web application, Web 2.0 and database protection to limit potential business interruptions and exposures.
• IBM Proventia Web Filter: With IBM Proventia Web Filter technology, you don't have to worry about your Internet browser's security. Proventia Web Filter analyzes Web content quickly and efficiently and can block access to suspicious Web pages and content, while providing a flexible and easy-to-use Web usage policy management system.
• Unified Threat Management (UTM) Service: This service provides UTM users the option to let IBM manage your UTM appliances for a fraction of the cost required to staff and maintain a year-round operations center. In addition to 24x7x365 monitoring of your UTM appliances, you also receive the benefit of IBM security consultants expertise around change management and security policy design and implementation.