IBM can help customers proactively mitigate and manage operational risks to ensure the ongoing security, resiliency, availability and continuity of IT systems, business processes, and applications. Forward thinking customers can establish a favorable risk posture that reduces the likelihood of costly exposures, liberating budget for innovation and turning risk into opportunity. IBM believes security solutions should not be approached solely on technologies or tactics, but also with thoughtful intelligence. As we transition to a more intelligent, instrumented, and interconnected planet, IBM has created a modular, holistic, Security Framework that directly corresponds to the security needs of today's businesses. This unique solution helps customers take a new and more practical approach to building a strategy for addressing today's security risks, as well as for those that are yet to come.