IBM announced they will acquire Spanugo, a US-based provider of cloud cybersecurity posture management solutions.
"IBM is committed to building the industry's most secure and open public cloud for business. With the acquisition of Spanugo, we have taken another major step in advancing IBM's differentiated capabilities in security and compliance for our enterprise clients, including those in highly regulated industries."
-Howard Boville SVP for IBM
Following the acquisition, IBM will deploy Spanugo's technology so customers can transparently test and demonstrate cyber security compliance in real time.