IBM Releases Security Tool To Fight Denial Of Service Attacks, Worms

IBM Tivoli Security Operations Manager, announced yesterday, automates security data collection and analysis, presenting incident warnings in a real-time dashboard. By integrating network, security, identity and systems management in a single, centralized interface, it enables organizations to respond immediately to security threats originating both outside and within the network.

The new software automatically monitors security controls and provides real-times and historical reporting. It includes a range of rule and report templates and integrates easily with security hardware like firewalls and intrusion detection and prevention systems.

Security Operations Manager can monitor security in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, ISO17799 and the Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (CoBIT) initiative. "Current compliance initiatives, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, have moved security from being an esoteric practice to a boardroom-level initiative," IBM Tivoli general manager for network management technology Lloyd Carney said in a statement. "Converging critical areas within network, systems and security management will make networks more dependable, a key benefit of IT service management."

The first product to incorporate technology from IBM's acquisition of Micromuse last February, IBM Tivoli Security Operations Manager will be available on July 17.