IBM Links Governance and Security

Jun 18, 2025 - 14:00
IBM Links Governance and Security

IBM (NYSE: IBM) is announcing the industry's first software to bring AI security and AI governance teams together and provide a unified view of enterprises' risk posture.

The new capabilities enhance and integrate watsonx.governance and Guardium AI Security to help clients keep their AI systems, including agents, secured and responsible at scale. Watsonx.governance is “Big Blue's” end-to-end AI governance tool and Guardium AI Security is IBM's tool for securing AI models, data, and usage.

"AI agents are set to revolutionize enterprise productivity, but the very benefits of AI agents can also present a challenge," said Ritika Gunnar, General Manager, Data and AI, IBM. "When these autonomous systems aren't properly governed or secured, they can carry steep consequences."

Today's new offerings include: Integrating and Automating Agentic AI Security
IBM is enhancing the integration of IBM Guardium AI Security and watsonx.governance, providing enterprises with the first unified solution to manage security and governance risks associated with AI use cases.

The integration supports users' processes to validate compliance standards against 12 different frameworks, including the EU AI Act and ISO 42001.

The Admonk, New York-based IBM is also introducing new capabilities to Guardium AI Security through a collaboration with AllTrue.ai, including the ability to detect new AI use cases in cloud environments, code repositories, and embedded systems –providing broad visibility and protection in an increasingly decentralized AI ecosystem. Once identified, IBM Guardium AI Security can automatically trigger appropriate governance workflows from watsonx.governance.

IBM shares hiked $1.34 Wednesday morning to $284.39.