2009-11-30

By Editor, CIR

IBM has acquired Guardium, a privately held database monitoring and protection company based in Massachusetts.

IBM will integrate Guardium within IBM's Information Management Software portfolio. The newly adopted technology identifies patterns and anomalies in data access, such that fraud and unauthorised access can be detected in applications across the enterprise.

"Organisations are grappling with government mandates, industry standards and business demands to ensure that their critical data is protected against internal and external threats," said Arvind Krishna, general manager, IBM Information Management.

According to the recent IBM Global CIO Study, one in three business leaders frequently make decisions based on information they do not trust or do not have. With renewed focus on transparency and accountability, businesses and government agencies cannot afford to make decisions based on data that has been compromised. Firms are now grappling with regulatory requirements including HIPAA and the European Data Protection Directive, the U.S. federal government's NIST 800-53 standard and industry mandates such as the PCI-DSS.

This marks the 28th acquisition to support IBM's Information Management strategy. The financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.

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