IBM is widening its global hybrid cloud security services offering with the acquisition of Randori, an attack surface management (ASM) and offensive cyber security provider.
Headquartered in Boston, US, Randori helps clients continuously identify external facing assets - both on-premise or in the cloud - that are visible to attackers, and mitigate the most serious threats using AI.
Mary O'Brien, general manager for the IBM Security unit, said: “It is essential for organisations to arm themselves with an attacker's perspective in order to help find their most critical blind spots, and focus their efforts on areas that will minimise business disruption and damages to revenue and reputation."
Randori is IBM's fourth acquisition in 2022, as the company continues to bolster its hybrid cloud and AI skills and capabilities. IBM has acquired more than 20 companies since Arvind Krishna became CEO in April 2020.
By simply entering an email domain, Randori will begin mapping a customer's attack surface, helping to identify shadow IT risks and potential entry points for ransomware.
Financial terms for the deal have not been disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the “next few months”, said IBM.
Upon close of the acquisition, IBM plans to integrate Randori's attack surface management software with the extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities of the IBM Security QRadar platform.
Randori also provides businesses with a solution that combines attack surface management with continuous automated red teaming (CART) to stress test defences and incident response teams. IBM will leverage Randori to compliment its X-Force Red's elite hacker lead offensive security services.
Randori insights will also be leveraged by IBM's managed security services to help improve threat detection for thousands of clients.
