IBM is adding generative AI capabilities to its managed Threat Detection and Response Services utilized by IBM Consulting analysts to advance and streamline security operations for clients.
Built on IBM's watsonx data and AI platform, the new IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Assistant is designed to accelerate and improve the identification, investigation, and response to critical security threats, according to the company.
In addition to being included in IBM Consulting's threat detection and response practice, the Cybersecurity Assistant will be part of IBM Consulting Advantage, the AI services platform with purpose-built AI assets designed to empower IBM consultants to deliver value for clients with consistency, repeatability, quality, and speed.
"As cyber incidents evolve from immediate crises to multi-dimensional and months-long events, security teams are facing the enduring challenge of too many attacks and not enough time or people to defend against them," said Mark Hughes, global managing partner of cybersecurity services, IBM Consulting. "By enhancing our Threat Detection and Response services with generative AI, we can reduce manual investigations and operational tasks for security analysts, empowering them to respond more proactively and precisely to critical threats, and helping to improve overall security posture for clients."
The new Cybersecurity Assistant delivers the following:
- Accelerate threat investigations and remediation with historical correlation analysis
- Streamline operational tasks with an advanced conversational engine
Built in collaboration with IBM Research, the new IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Assistant takes advantage of IBM's broader generative AI capabilities—built on the company's Granite foundation models, refined for production within IBM watsonx.ai, and tapping into IBM watsonx Assistant for the conversational chat interface.
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