IBM revealed that the acquisition was part of its bigger announcement about the expansion of its QRadar brand, which would now include a new suite of XDR offerings.
IBM Security has announced the acquisition of ReaQta, an AI-based endpoint security firm, in order to boost its automated cybersecurity threat detection and response capabilities.
The acquisition of the Netherlands-based firm broadens IBM’s capabilities in the extended detection and response (XDR) market, consistent with the company’s strategy of delivering security through an open approach that spans diverse technologies, disparate tools, data, and hybrid cloud settings. Endpoint security solutions from ReaQta detect threats while remaining undetectable by attackers.
IBM also unveiled QRadar XDR, a new suite of XDR offerings designed to help security analysts break down the silos between the industry’s proliferation of point products and gain comprehensive visibility across security tools and data sources, whether in the cloud or on-premises. Providing insights and automation for speedy action are also provided by the new suite for security teams. ReaQta’s products will be included to the QRadar XDR family after the acquisition is completed.
Commenting on the development, Mary O’Brien, General Manager at IBM Security, said the complexity of modern computer systems had “created a cloak” that allowed cybercriminals and nation states to get around security systems.
O’Brien said “The future of security is open, using technologies that can connect the security insights that are buried across disparate tools and advanced AI to identify and automatically respond to threats more quickly across their entire infrastructure, from endpoint to cloud. With our expanded capabilities via QRadar XDR and the planned addition of ReaQta, IBM is helping clients get ahead of attackers with the first XDR solution that reduces vendor lock-in via the use of open standards.”