Brocade and Harris Corporation form strategic partnership to deliver cybersecurity solutions

At Federal Forum 2016 on June 14, Brocade and Harris Corporation announced that they have formed a strategic partnership designed to deliver cybersecurity solutions for advanced protection of an organization’s critical assets.

Brocade and Harris intend to jointly develop new solutions integrating Harris cybersecurity technology and Brocade’s software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities. The companies are previewing a proof-of-concept solution today at Federal Forum demonstrating how highly scalable cyber maneuvers allow organizations to thwart cyberattacks on critical assets. This solution will be focused on meeting the needs of key market verticals including government, financial services, healthcare, energy, oil and gas, retail and service providers. Brocade and Harris expect to create additional solutions to address other cybersecurity challenges as the partnership progresses.

As cybersecurity continues to take on a more significant role in the framework of national security, IDC Government Insights reports¹ that federal IT spending for national security and police or emergency services will increase at a CAGR of 9.3 percent, from $3.7 billion in 2015 to 5.7 billion in 2020.

“Strengthening the cybersecurity of federal and financial networks is one of the most important challenges facing our nation,” said Ken Cheng, chief technology officer, Brocade. “Together with Harris, we will develop new solutions that leverage New IP architectures, providing a secure and automated network to improve federal agencies’ and financial institutions’ resilience to cyberattacks.”

Among U.S. companies, 91 percent have been hit by a cyber threat and across the globe, the number of costly data breach incidents continues to increase. Cybercrime incidents are also more sophisticated, with hackers spending an average of 205 days in compromised systems before being discovered.

“The increasing number and impact of cybersecurity incidents demonstrate that continuously confronting cyber threats must remain a strategic priority for organizations of all sizes in every industry,” said Carl D’Alessandro, president, Harris Critical Networks. “Our strategic partnership with Brocade will allow us to extend our expertise in protecting government assets to other markets.”

Source: Brocade