IBM acquisition identity and Access management company Lighthouse Security

The trend of cloud, mobile office, BYOD and so on makes the enterprise more and more attention to the security problem. IBM is also constantly exerting its force in this field. Today, IBM has also announced the acquisition of an identity and access management (IAM) cloud security services company Lighthouse Group, the amount of specific transactions are not disclosed. This is already the blue giant's second IAM takeover within three weeks.

Lighthouse Security Group is a subsidiary of Lighthouse Computer Services, specializing in enterprise identity and access management, through the gateway cloud platform for large companies to provide employees, customers, suppliers, etc. to provide identity management services. Lighthouse Security has previously been a partner with IBM and has business relations with defense contractor Lockheed Martin.

Now, almost everyone has a social network account, and in order to make it easier for customers or partners, many businesses need access to their corporate assets when they use social networking accounts, but at the same time prevent other social network accounts from illegally accessing their systems. The need for identity and access management arises.

In addition to acquiring lighthouse Security, IBM bought Crossideas three weeks ago, which can help large organizations manage user roles and ensure that users do not make unsafe, irregular or illegal things. A series of acquisitions by cloud security companies can complement IBM's cloud platform gap and improve the competitiveness of its solutions. In addition to IBM, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft and other giants in the acquisition of the strength is also very large.

As more and more companies continue to use cloud and SaaS applications and social networks, the IAM will undoubtedly become a hot spot in the business sector in the near future.