It’s been over a year now since IBM acquired Q1 Labs and formed the new Security Systems organization.  Throughout the year we’ve delivered important new announcements and capabilities across our entire security framework of people, data, applications, infrastructure, threat research and security intelligence.  Some of these new capabilities have been advancements in existing product lines (application security for mobile devices, privileged identity management, network application control, etc) and some of them have been centered around integrating different pieces of the portfolio to make our products more intelligent than ever before (bringing things like X-Force threat intelligence and identity context into our security intelligence platform).

We’re excited to talk with you more about the new capabilities we’ve brought to market, but also provide a meaningful look into what we’re going to be focusing on in 2013.  All of our customers have been asking about cloud, mobile, new compliance initiatives, the challenge and opportunity of Big Data as well as how to approach the ever increasing sophistication of advanced attackers.  It’s our goal to help you take our different capabilities to solve these difficult issues in a more integrated, intelligent way than ever before.

This year IBM Security will have its most compelling agenda to date and we’re excited to meet with you.  Here are some of the highlights that you can look forward to at Pulse Protect this year.

-Security keynotes featuring Brendan Hannigan and Sandy Bird
-4 conference tracks dedicated to security topics
-44 security best practice sessions delivered by customers, partners and IBM security experts
-A dedicated IBM Security Business Partner session
-A luncheon for CISOs and emerging security leaders
-Meet the expert opportunities
-Hands on labs
-1-on-1 opportunities for you, our clients and partners, to meet with the entire IBM Security executive team

As the date gets closer we’ll provide an increasingly more robust look at the agenda in order to make sure you get as much value out of the conference as you can.  You can view the entire agenda on the Pulse website, but here are a few session highlights that you might find interesting.

1. 2197: Next-Generation IAM for a Multi-Perimeter World
2. 2203: An Integrated Approach to Defending Against Advanced Threats
3. 1498: The Real Malware Threat and the Rise of Hacktivism: Insights from Equifax
4. 1652: Mitigating Mobile Security Risks with IBM Security AppScan (IBM)
5. 2205: Using Big Data and Analytics to Think Like an Attacker

(Be sure to check out the Pulse Session Preview Tool to explore sessions by keyword, topic, industry name and stream and personalize your Pulse experience with SmartSite.)

Stay tuned and we look forward to seeing you there.