Briefing: IBM Security and Cisco Mean Business 25 Apr 2019 | Companies, Enterprise Security, Industry Collaboration and Standards, People and Processes, Research & White Papers, The Business of Cyber Security It’s clear from the proof-points offered up in a recent webcast that IBM Security and Cisco are serious about their cyber security alliance. In the near future, though, the partners will disrupt the cyber security market at the margins rather than transforming it.