IBM has purchased Lighthouse Security Group and plans to combine it with another recent acquisition to build a set of identity management software and services.
Lighthouse Security Group, located in Rhode Island, offers cloud-based identity management services for the enterprise.
“Many of our customers, as they begin to embrace the cloud, and as they embrace bring-your-own-device, are recognising that traditional approach to managing identity is really hard and expensive,” said Kris Lovejoy, IBM general manager for security services. “Lighthouse allows organisations to better manage identity across hybrid environments.”
Two weeks ago, IBM purchased CrossIdeas, a developer of software that controls the applications and cloud services an employee can access.
IBM said it will combine the Lighthouse and CrossIdeas technologies to build a full suite of security software and services designed to protect and manage users’ identities.
Identity management technology is designed to assure that digital content and computer services are only accessed by those with permission to do so.
Enterprise security is one of the core areas of IT that IBM is concentrating on to generate new business. It has invested more than $1 billion annually in enterprise security-related research, employing 6,000 security researchers and developers in 25 security facilities worldwide. The research and acquisitions are paying off: IBM said it has enjoyed 20% growth security-related revenue in the first half of 2014.
Lighthouse’s chief product, Lighthouse Gateway, offers identity and access management capabilities as a cloud service, using the IBM Tivoli systems management platform as the base.
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