IBM is set to acquire Boston-based cybersecurity startup Randori.
Founded in 2018, Randori specializes in providing attack surface management (ASM) and continuous automated red teaming (CART) solutions that can be useful for companies whose approach to cloud hosting embraces multicloud.
However, the cost of the acquisition has not been publicly disclosed crunch base estimates Randori to be worth between $50 million and $100 million. (opens in new tab)
What does that mean?
IBM plans to integrate Randori’s Attack Surface Management software with the detection and response (XDR) capabilities of its IBM Security QRadar platform.
By feeding data from Randori into IBM’s QRadar XDR solution, security teams appear to be able to leverage attack surface visibility for intelligent alert triage, threat hunting and incident response.
IBM claims this integration can help customers eliminate the need to manually monitor new critical applications and help them stay on top of…
