Evaluate security exposure

In today's increasingly interconnected business world, organizations need to understand and reduce their security exposure by addressing risks completely and cost-effectively, in ways that can amplify business value.

IBM's security assessment services can help you analyze your current security posture and provide recommendations for improvement. These solutions are designed to:

• Create a security benchmark for your organization
• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of your current security practices
• Prioritize the exposures posing the greatest risk
• Deliver risk mitigation recommendations, consistent with your business objectives and compliance requirements
• Provide a repeatable methodology to help you conduct periodic security assessments

The knowledge gained from security assessment services can help you make more informed decisions about resource allocation to manage security risks. Security assessments are designed to help you address risks proactively ? before a problem occurs.

IBM and its Business Partners' security solutions combine penetration testing, in-depth analysis and personnel interviews to assess risk in all parts of your business, helping to keep you ahead of the threat.

Drawing on a deep understanding of today's security threats - and backed by more than 40 years of leadership in the IT security field - IBM provides a unified strategy for developing enterprise security solutions.

• IBM security assessment solutions