IBM, HCL Technologies partner to set up cybersecurity solutions for clients

HCL's Cybersecurity Fusion Centres will draw upon IBM's Cloud Pak to create a unified platform for connecting security teams, tools and processes across the threat lifecycle

IBM Security, the tech giant's enterprise security products and services arm, said Tuesday it has partnered with technology services firm HCL Technologies to help unify and streamline threat management for clients through a modernised security operation center (SOC) platform.

HCL’s Cybersecurity Fusion Centres will be designed to take advantage of IBM’s Cloud Pak for Security, to help create a unified security platform to connect security teams, tools and processes across the threat lifecycle. This collaboration builds on HCL and IBM’s recent alliance expansion to help organizations with digital transformation.

IBM's Cloud Paks essentially allow customers to easily onboard onto cloud depending on